Today's Space Weather Report

for March 12, 2011 Solar wind speed: 537.5 km/sec density: 0.1 protons/cm3explanation | more dataUpdated: Today at 1156 UT X-ray Solar Flares 6-hr max: M1 0443 UT Mar12  24-hr: M1 0443 UT Mar12  explanation | more dataUpdated: Today at: 1100 UT Daily Sun: 11 Mar 11 Sunspot 1166 has a "beta-gamma-delta" magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class flares. Credit: SDO/HMI Sunspot number: 105  What is the sunspot number?Updated 10 Mar 2011 Spotless DaysCurrent Stretch: 0 days 2011 total: 1 day (1%) 2010 total: 51 days (14%) 2009 total: 260 days (71%) Since 2004: 820 days Typical Solar Min: 486 days Updated 10 Mar 2011 The Radio Sun10.7 cm flux: 131 sfuexplanation | more data Updated 10 Mar 2011 Current Auroral Oval: Switch to: Europe, USA, New Zealand, Antarctica Credit: NOAA/POES Planetary K-index Now: Kp= 2 quiet 24-hr max: Kp= 6 stormexplanation | more data Interplanetary Mag. Field Btotal: 6.3 nT Bz: 1.5 nT north explanation | more dataUpdated: Today at 1156 UT Coronal Holes: 11 Mar 11 A solar wind stream flowing from the indicated coronal hole is likely to brush past Earth's magnetic field on or about March 14th. Credit: SDO/AIA. SPACE WEATHERNOAA Forecasts Updated at: 2011 Mar 11 2200 UTC FLARE 0-24 hr 24-48 hr CLASS M 50 % 50 % CLASS X 05 % 05 % Geomagnetic Storms:Probabilities for significant disturbances in Earth's magnetic field are given for three activity levels:active, minor storm, severe storm Updated at: 2011 Mar 11 2200 UTC Mid-latitudes 0-24 hr 24-48 hr ACTIVE 15 % 20 % MINOR 10 % 15 % SEVERE 05 % 05 % High latitudes 0-24 hr 24-48 hr ACTIVE 35 % 20 % MINOR 10 % 15 % SEVERE 01 % 10 %

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Bob Dennis - Space Tutor

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