Solar Storms impact our lives. When they happen, will you be aware?

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The Hourly Sun
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AIA 304

This channel is especially good at showing areas where cooler dense plumes of plasma (filaments and prominences) are located above the visible surface of the Sun. Many of these features either can't be seen or appear as dark lines in the other channels. The bright areas show places where the plasma has a high density

Where: Upper chromosphere and lower transition region
Wavelength: 304 angstroms (0.0000000304 m) = Extreme Ultraviolet
Primary ions seen: singly ionized helium (He II)
Characteristic temperature: 50,000 K (90,000 F)

Daily Time-lapse Videos
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Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) Imagery
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Latest LASCO Footage
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Sun-spinner
Latest Solar Storm status (NOAA scales activity)
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Solar Flare Levels (GOES X-ray Flux Plot at 1 minute averages)
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Auroral Maps (What are your chances of seeing an aurora?)
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This plot shows the current extent and position of the auroral oval in the northern hemisphere, extrapolated from measurements taken during the most recent polar pass of the NOAA POES satellite.read more

3-day Estimated Planetary Kp-index Monitor
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Solar Wind Gauges (ACE Real-Time Solar Wind)
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Average over last 15 minutes

Geomagnetic storms are a natural hazard, like hurricanes and tsunamis. Severe geomagnetic storms cause communications problems, abruptly increase drag on spacecraft, and can cause electric utility blackouts over a wide area. This NOAA ACE information gives about a one hour advance warning of impending geomagnetic storm activity.

CME / Solar Storm Prediction Animation (WSA-Enlil Solar Wind Prediction)
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STEREO A and B Satellite Imagery
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GOES Solar X-ray Image
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The GOES spacecraft each carry a sophisticated Solar X-ray Imager to monitor the Sun’s X-rays for the early detection of solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and other phenomena that impact the geospace environment on both minor and severe scales.

Region Absorption Predictions - Global (1 dB ABS)
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Farside Watch
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Latest Solar Aspect Monitor (SAM) Imagery
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Solar Wind Mag field & Plasma
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Satellite Environment Plot
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NOAA Active Regions
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