Real-time plots auroral activity

Here you'll find plots of the solar wind speed/density and the Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF) of the last two hours, these are the first parameters in the predicition of auroral activity. The redder the plots get, the better it is for auroral activity! The Kp plot is a global indicator of the auroral activity on earth in a scale of 0 to 9.

Zonnewind - snelheid
Speed 523.9 km/sec
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Zonnewind - dichtheid
Density 6.5 p/cm3
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Richting magnetisch veld
Bz: -0.9 nT (South)
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Sterkte van het magnetisch veld
Bt: 13.1 nT
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KP index
Observed Kp: 3.33
Predicted Kp: 3.00 (+1h Kp: 3.33)
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Primaire zonneprotonen
Proton Flux monitor
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Kiruna Magnetogram

This magnetogram gives you the values measured by the ground station of Kiruna (Sweden, Europa). For middle latitude auroral activity the deflection in the magnetometer data should be more than 1300nT.

Kiruna magnetogram
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EPAM - Electron Proton and Alpha Monitor

EPAM stands for the electron, proton and alpha monitoring and is an instrument in the ACE satellite that measures the electrons and protons that are sent with the solar wind. This is a very useful tool whether the CME is directed towards the Earth and when it will happen.

EPAM - Electron Proton and Alpha Monitor

2h 6h 24h 3d 7d

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Real-time solar activity

Sunspot regions

Solar Dynamics Observatory HMI Continuum

Sunspot number: 117 - New regions: 0
Region Number of
sunspots		 Class
Magn.		 Class
Spot
1745 1 α AXX
1746 1 α HSX
1748 3 β CRO
1753 7 β CRO
1754 7 β CRO
1755 9 β - γ DHI
1756 19 β - γ EHI
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Solar flare

SDO/EVE Pinhole camera

45% chance for an M-class solar flare
15% chance for an X-class solar flare

Solar flare
Current value
B8.11
Highest value (2h max)
C2.15
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Farside

Farside
STEREO Farside

Events on the sun yesterday

Below you'll find an overview of the most worthy solar flares on the sun of the past day, ordered on the date of the event.
C2.6
(region 1756)
Start
1525h UTC
Maximum
1533h UTC
End
1549h UTC
There are currently, on the basis of the current data, no chances to see an aurora display on the Middle latitudes
In the past two hours there was a small solar flare with a class of:
C2.15
S1 Space radiation storm
At the moment there is a small S1 class space radiation storm active. This happens about 50 times in one solar cycle.

Auroral activity

Live
High latitude (78% chance)
Middle latitude (4% chance)
Low latitude (4% chance)
Today
Minor
Severe
High latitude
25%
55%
Middle latitude
20%
5%

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Latest news

17:42 May 24 2013
Weak CME impact
Currently we see the effects of the arrival of a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) at the ACE satellite. The solar wind speed rose with 107.28 km/sec to 558.2 km/sec.
  • Solar wind speed: 558.2 km/sec and density 9.1 p/cm3
  • IMF Bt (strength): 15.4 nT - Bz -14.4 nT
03:39 May 23 2013
Strong S3 class Space radiation storm - This happens around ten times in a solar cycle
15:42 May 22 2013
Moderate S2 Space radiation storm - This happens around 25 times in a solar cycle

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