U.S/CA Keep an eye on the NOAA geomagnetic activity tracker Tonight-Sunday.
Folks as far south as Alabama, U.S may be treated to an #aurora.
In fact, with 5 CMEs headed our way, everyone across the globe should keep an eye on the night time sky.
The #sun just launched 3 huge #SolarFlares in 24 hrs. What it means.
3 top-tier #Xclass#solar flares launched off the sun between Wed & Thurs. The first 2 occurred 7 hrs apart, coming in at X1.9 & X1.6 magnitude respectively. The 3rd, the most powerful of the current 11-yr “solar cycle,” ranked an impressive X6.3.
#SolarFlares, or bursts of #radiation, are ranked on a scale that goes from A, B & C to M & X, in increasing order of intensity. They usually originate from #sunspots, or bruiselike discolorations on the surface of the #sun.
Sunspots are most common near the height of the 11-year #solar cycle. The current cycle, number 25, is expected to reach its peak this year. The more sunspots, the more opportunities for solar flares.
Don't forget to visit Carolyn Grant today at booth 649 or at poster SH33C-3072 today (2:10-6:30pm) to learn how the new NASA Science Explorer (SciX) accelerates research exploration across #Astrophysics, #PlanetaryScience, #Heliophysics, & #EarthScience. s.si.edu/3RDxfdB
HelioCloud is a new, collaborative, cloud-based tool for heliophysics scientists and students to rapidly access and analyze high-volume datasets from a web browser. The computing environment is available in the cloud with access to 600 TB of data from NASA’s Heliophysics Digital Resource Library or can be downloaded to be used locally.
The new Science Explorer (SciX) launches today! This provides search over publications related to Earth and Space Science. It builds on the Astrophysics Data Service to expand similar services of discovery to Earth, Planetary, Heliophysics and Space-based biological and physics sciences.
When we say data should be FAIR, what do we really mean? We will be talking about that this week with our NASA data repositories meeting on FAIR for NASA data!
Phil Plait @BadAstronomer will be hosting a free Zoom
September 19 7 pm et as part of the NASA #HelioPhysics Big Year.
Learn new facts about the sun and the upcoming eclipse events and how you
can participate in NASA #CitizenScience observation & data reporting
before, during and after, each eclipse event.
Next month kicks off the Big Year of Heliophysics! With a partial solar eclipse in October 14 and a full solar eclipses in April 8 in parts of North America.
Interested in hearing more about it and how to participate in the solar science happening next year? Come join the NASA TOPS Forum on Sept 14 at 1 pm on the Big Year with Mitzi Adams and Dr. Kelly Korreck!
The astrophysic data service has been serving the astronomy community for over 30 years providing search amd discover of astronomy related publications. As they expand into Heliophysics, planetary science, and Earth Science they are looking for a part time community engagement coordinator for the NASA Science Explorer.