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This week our Sun continues its upward journey of activity with several new bright regions in Earth view and more on the Sun’s farside. We are seeing solar flux continue to rise along with an increase in C-class flares. This is good news for amateur radio operators and emergency responders as radio propagation on Earth’s dayside is continuing to improve. Of course, the flares mean a little radio noise as well, but it should be pretty mild overall. So, no worries, the SpaceX launch this weekend should not have any communication issues! However, these regions are also continuing to launch solar storms, especially region 2782, and as this region rotates into the Earth-strike zone we will watch closely for any Earth-directed activity. Aurora photographers at high latitudes have a small burst of fast solar wind to look forward that could bring aurora but it will be reasonably fleeting. At least this means GPS users will not be severely impacted this week. Learn more about the growing sunspot activity, catch up on aurora photos from recent solar storms, and see 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 need to save space for links to the aurora field reporter photos highlighted this week!
Aurora Field Reporter Credits:
Rayann Elzein, Utsjoki, Finnish Lapland:
https://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv…
I Need Space, Tromsø, Norway:
https://twitter.com/INSVideos/status/…
Adrien Mauduit, Senja, Norway:
https://twitter.com/NightLights_AM/st…
Matt Robinson, Norway:
https://twitter.com/Astromackem/statu…
https://twitter.com/Astromackem/statu…
NLPLNO, Lofoten, Norway:
https://twitter.com/NLPLNO/status/132…
Oliver Wright, Abisko, Sweden:
https://twitter.com/OW_Photography/st…
https://twitter.com/OW_Photography/st…
Göran Strand, Östersund, Sweden:
https://twitter.com/Astrofotografen/s…
Chirs Cogan, Rogart, Scotland:
https://twitter.com/cogie_s/status/13…
Jon Dunn, Shetland, UK:
https://twitter.com/dunnjons/status/1…
Kareen, Shetland, UK:
https://twitter.com/Kareen_B_H/status…
https://twitter.com/Kareen_B_H/status…
James Rowley-Hill, Norfolk, UK:
https://twitter.com/chunder10/status/…
Live Aurora Network, Kirkjufell, Iceland:
https://twitter.com/LiveAuroraNetw1/s…
Jaromir Stanczyk, Reykjavik, Iceland:
https://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv…
Hind Abuelgasim, Thompson, Manitoba, Canada:
https://twitter.com/HindAbuelgasim/st…
Deb Maluk, Sandy Lake, Manitoba, Canada:
https://twitter.com/dmaluk1/status/13…
Hank Vlietstra, Wilkie Saskatchewan Canada:
https://twitter.com/FlatlanderHank/st…
Team Tanner, Alix, Alberta, Canada:
https://twitter.com/dartanner/status/…
Vincent Ledvina, North Dakota, USA:
https://twitter.com/Vincent_Ledvina/s…
Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA:
https://twitter.com/ItsAstroKota/stat…
Chris Griffith, Jenkins, Minnesota, USA:
https://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv…
MaryBeth Kiczenski, Grand Marias, Minnesota, USA:
https://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv…
Noel Bowman, Moses Lake, Washington, USA:
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1…
Ann Gutschlag, Invercargill, NZ:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb…