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Saturday, October 12, 2024 19:59:02

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Space Weather Conditions
24-Hour Observed Maximums
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S
no data
G
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Latest Observed
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no data
S
no data
G
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R1-R2 --
R3-R5 --
S1 or greater --
G
no data
R1-R2 --
R3-R5 --
S1 or greater --
G
no data
R1-R2 --
R3-R5 --
S1 or greater --
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Current Space Weather Conditions
R1 (Minor) Radio Blackout Impacts
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HF Radio: Weak or minor degradation of HF radio communication on sunlit side, occasional loss of radio contact.
Navigation: Low-frequency navigation signals degraded for brief intervals.
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Space Weather Summary

  • Solar Wind Speed: km/sec
  • Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt nT, Bz nT
  • Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: sfu

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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Comes into View of Coronagraph Imagery
Tuesday, October 08, 2024 14:18 UTC

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) came into view of the NASA/SOHO Coronagraph on 7 October.

Tuesday, October 01, 2024 16:42 UTC

The space weather enterprise recently completed a comprehensive survey of the needs of users of space weather products.

Monday, August 26, 2024 19:16 UTC
SWPC has released an experimental version of the Global Total Electron Content (GloTEC) ionospheric model.
 
Thursday, August 22, 2024 17:06 UTC

The magnetometer on GOES-19 satellite is now transmitting data to Earth.

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NOAA Scales Geomagnetic Storms
Kp < 5 Kp = 5 (G1) Kp = 6 (G2) Kp = 7 (G3) Kp = 8, 9- (G4) Kp = 9o (G5)