Name: A Peek into the New Cycle: Solar Storm Forecast 04-12-2018
Uploaded: 2018-04-12T16:39:22+00:00
Duration: 6 min 11 s
Description: Fast solar wind bombards Earth this week from a large coronal hole gracing much of the Sun's face. We have already reached storm conditions from the early blast of this wind, with aurora dipping down

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Fast solar wind bombards Earth this week from a large coronal hole gracing much of the Sun's face. We have already reached storm conditions from the early blast of this wind, with aurora dipping down into mid-latitudes. We will likely reach active conditions again sporadically throughout this week. Aurora photographers should stay on their toes, especially at high-latitudes. Amateur radio operators should enjoy auroral propagation modes, especially at night, and GPS users should enjoy clear signals away from the aurora. On top of this storm, the Sun gives us a momentary glimpse at an active region that looks to be coming from the new solar cycle. As cycles typically overlap each other by a few years, this is not uncommon. In fact, we will see more and more of it in the coming months. See details on this current solar storm & where aurora might be lurking, learn how ham radio & GPS fares this week, and glimpse into the future of our star!

For daily and often hourly updates (during active times) visit me on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/TamithaSkov

For a more in-depth look at the data and images shown in this video see my previous video descriptions. I needed to save room for the links to the aurora field reporter photos highlighted this week.

None of this would be possible without the hard work and dedication of those who have provided all of this data for public use.

Images c/o NASA/ESA/CSA (most notably the superb SDO, SOHO, ACE, STEREO, CCMC, JPL & DSN teams, amazing professionals, hobbyists, institutions, organizations, agencies and amateurs such as those at the USAF/HAARP, NICT, NOAA, USGS, Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Intellicast, Catatania, rice.edu, wisc.edu, sonoma.edu ucalgary.ca, rssi.ru, ohio-state.edu, solen.info, and more. Thanks for making Space Weather part of our every day dialogue.

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