G7IZU Radio Reflection Detection

Ship AIS

China/Taiwan 👀

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Capture from Marinetraffic.com, at 12h UT 06 March, showing a blockade of "fishing" boats in the East China Sea.

Ship AIS

Meanwhile, between China and Japan in the East China Sea...

Some sources suggest this is practice for a blockade of Taiwan.

Live map: https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:124.2/centery:33.3/zoom:8

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It's literally a medium that anyone can listen to, so I don't get this logic 🤔

DX Cluster Aurora Propagation reports. M0HAO is falsing reporting FT8 via aurora!

Auroral contact map

Amateur Radio

Does anyone know M0HAO? This OM is operating FT8 on 2m in the UK. He's spotting local contacts as "AUR" all over the place. Someone please have a word and encourage him not to spam the system?

#amateurradio
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Space Weather Dashboard

Kiruna magnetometer

Space Weather

A minor G1 geomagnetic storm is in progress. A strong substorm is being detected at Kiruna.

Aurora visibility at high latitudes will likely be impaired by the full moon.

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Space Weather

The sun isn't totally quiet.

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Video: https://universeodon.com/@g7izu/116161912685452507

Binge-watching of "Breaking Bad" can continue without interruption.

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Sapce Weather dashboard

Space Weather

Several active regions are in view on the solar disc, but none show signs of significant activity.

Geomagnetic conditions at Earth are quiet. Minor substorms have affected high-latitudes.

No significant activity is predicted.

Space Weather

Breaking the silence: An M2.3 flare erupted from a new active region on the east limb, peaking at ~15h50 UT 25 Feb.

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Video: https://universeodon.com/@g7izu/116132136713793906

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30 day graph plot from Hamclock showing the current sunspot number of zero.

SWPC Solar Synoptic Chart

Space Weather

The sun is spotless for the first time since 2022! This is definitely a sign that we're on the long slide back down to solar minimum. The official synoptic map is currently showing no active regions on the visible disc!

There have been minor substorms and minor geomagnetic activity with aurora visible at high-latitudes, thanks to the fast solar wind from a coronal hole.

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Potzdam Hp30 index

Solar wind speed and density

Soalr X-ray flux colourgramme - last six days

Space Weather

Space weather is currently fairly quiet. The X-ray flux has not exceeded C3 level in over six days. There has been some CME activity but none Earth-directed.

To understand how they form, you have to picture the Sun as a rotating lawn sprinkler, spraying out streams of plasma at different speeds.

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NASA/SDO AIA193

Space Weather

A new coronal hole will be facing Earth an a day or two. This CH will push out a fast solar wind which is negatively polarised, so it should be good for aurora in 4-6 days.

𝑮7𝑰𝙕𝑼 𝑹𝙍𝑫 (@g7izu@universeodon.com) Attached: 1 image Space Weather GOES-19's CORS1 solar imager caught the moon dancing around the sun this morning, as seen in this timelapse. Two far side CMEs are also visible, at 05h and 09h UT 18 Feb. A C1.5 flare occurred at the same time as the 05h CME but I couldn't find the source, so I assume it was off the limb. The white flashes are likely caused by the limb of the Earth. #spaceweather #g7izu

#g7izuVideo: https://universeodon.com/@g7izu/116091114550119239

Two far side CMEs are also visible, at 05h and 09h UT 18 Feb. A C1.5 flare occurred at the same time as the 05h CME but I couldn't find the source, so I assume it was off the limb.

The white flashes are likely caused by the limb of the Earth.

#spaceweather

Space Weather

GOES-19's CORS1 solar imager caught the moon dancing around the sun this morning, as seen in this timelapse.

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Volcanic eruption: Mayon volcano in the Philippines is erupting in spectacular fashion.

See the live Youtube feed here; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDAZWxehMAI

#mayon
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Nordkapp, Finland

Kiruna magnetometer

Space Weather

A moderate G2 geomagnetic storm is in progress. The fast solar wind from a large coronal hole is now influencing the Earth's magnetic field.

Aurora is visible at high-latitudes.

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Nordkapp, Finland

Kiruna magnetometer

Potsdam HP30 index

Hamclock showing the aurora map

Space Weather

Aurora Alert: Aurora may soon be visible to mid-latitudes as a effects of a coronal hole and glancing CME take hold. Aurora is currently visible at high-latitudes. A moderate substorm is in progress at Kiruna.

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A trans-quatorial coronal hole is transiting center-disc. The fast solar wind from this and a possible glancing blow from a CME (coronal mass ejection) may cause disturbed geomagnetic conditions from today 14 Feb until Monday 16 Feb.

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Space Weather

Solar and geomagnetic conditions are currently mostly quiet.

The next few days will be mostly quiet with substorms possible, but returning active regions may produce flare activity above M-level as they come back into view. Radio noise will be moderate this week.

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Space Weather Dashboard

Space Weather

Forecast: A small solar storm was launched by AR4371 which could raise geomagnetic activity on 12/13 Feb. Aurora may be visible at high latitudes.

Solar X-ray Flux plot

NASA/SDO AIA131

Space Weather

Solar Flare Alert: There were three flares from AR4366 above M-level in the last few hours.

M1.7 @11h19 UT 08 Feb
M1.7 @11h47 UT 08 Feb
M2.7 @13h47 UT 08 Feb

The M2.7 flare was eruptive, producing a 10.7cm radio emission. There appears to be no earthward CME.

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Twofurther minor CMEs, will likely cause disturbed conditions to continue through to 10 Feb.

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G7IZU Solar Flare Colourgram for the last 6 days.

NOAA ENLIL solar wind model

Space Weather

AR4366 finally calmed down . It's not produced any flares greater than M-level for two days.

Plot of solar wind speed and velocity

Plot of Interplanetary Magnetic Field Bx, By & Bz at L1.

Space Weather

CME Arrival: An interplanetary shock has been detected at ACE/DISCOVR (L1) indicating the arrival of the CME which originated from the X8.1 flare late on 01 Feb. The IMF strength is 22nT.

A G1 geomagnetic storm warning is in effect for 05-07 Feb (UT).

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#aurora
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Solar XRay Flux Colourgram

Plot of solar XRay Flux

NASA/SDO AIA094

Space Weather

Solar Flare Alert: A strong X4.2 flare peaked at 12h10 UT 04 Feb. This is the second strongest X-flare over the last four days.

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