A Cycle 25 Storm Launch & Aurora Highlights: Solar Storm Forecast 07-18-2019

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This week space weather calms down a bit, but the Sun still brings exciting news. Region 2744 keeps us on our toes by firing the first solar storm of the coming cycle while in Earth view! The fact that these new cycle sunspots successively show higher levels of activity is an optimistic sign that the new cycle is nearly here! On top of this news, we recently had a decent solar storm that brought aurora views clear down to Wyoming, USA and was seen in many parts of the Western hemisphere. Learn the details of this recent activity, see why amateur radio operators are groaning this week, catch up on aurora photos from the recent solar storm, and find out what else our Sun has in store.

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For a more in-depth look at the data and images in this video see the links in my other forecasts. I am saving space here for the aurora field reporter photos highlighted this week.

Aurora Field Reporter Photography:
Al Stecky, Hawkeye Lake, Fowler, Ontario, Canada:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=824070944660740&set=pcb.3384374331588245&type=3&theater&ifg=1
Deb Maluk, Sandy Lake, Manitoba, Canada:
https://twitter.com/dmaluk1/status/1148484026908332034
Jo Lukinchuk, Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Canada:
https://twitter.com/JLukinchuk/status/1148984978283384832
Notanee Bourassa, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada:
https://twitter.com/DJHardwired/status/1149120903734845440
Team Tanner, Alix, Alberta, Canada:
https://twitter.com/treetanner/status/1148999118590603265
Haeli Carter, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada:
https://www.facebook.com/NaturalImpressionsGraphics/photos/a.1312190368922054/1312190432255381/?type=3&theater&ifg=1
Josh Sporre, Laporte, Minnesota, USA:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156921614588645&set=pcb.3381450065214005&type=3&theater&ifg=1
Charlie Smith, Boulder Lake Reservoir just north of Duluth, Minnesota, USA:
https://www.facebook.com/charleshowardsmithphotography/photos/a.868600623238834/2269073826524833/?type=3&theater&ifg=1
Kevin Palmer, Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming, USA:
https://twitter.com/krp234/status/1148995747540422658
Ian Griffin, SOFIA Telescope flight over New Zealand:
https://twitter.com/i/status/1149867087138938880
Paul ChasingNature, New Zealand:
https://twitter.com/Chasingnatureph/status/1149183527440801792