Goodbye Bright Flares, Hello Dark Hole: Solar Storm Forecast 01-31-2019

This week the Sun comes out of hibernation with a fast growing active region and a large coronal hole rotating into Earth view. Although the region (2733) never launched any Earth-directed solar storms, it nevertheless fired off a few C-class flares that no doubt made the HF radio bands a bit noisy. The flares may have also made GPS a bit glitchy around the dawn-dusk terminators. However, this bright active region has also boosted the solar flux back into the marginal range for radio propagation. As we say goodbye to region 2733 as it rotates to the Sun's backside, we say hello to the large coronal hole that is starting to rotate into the Earth-strike zone. Aurora photographers, especially at high latitudes should get a great show over the next few days, possibly in through the weekend. Photographers at mid-latitudes, may not be quite as lucky, but there might be a chance for some sporadic aurora starting late Thursday and into Friday. Learn the details of the activity this week, catch up on aurora photos from recent solar storming, and see what else our Sun has in store.

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Aurora Photography:
Cogie's Aurora's, Muie, Scotland:
https://twitter.com/cogie_s/status/1089460353845608453
Mia Stålnacke, Kiruna, Sweden:
https://twitter.com/AngryTheInch/status/1088188342599147527
Rayann Elzein, Utsjoki, Finland:
https://twitter.com/ReZPhotography/status/1089963031134724097
Adrien Mauduit, Senja Norway:
https://twitter.com/ADphotography24/status/1088367683303804928
Jon Magne Fjeldstad, Troms, Norway:
https://twitter.com/jon_fjeldstad/status/1088775380595548164
Jo Lukinchuk , Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Canada:
https://twitter.com/JLukinchuk/status/1088803299015446528
Notanee Bourassa, Regina, Saskatechewan, Canada:
https://twitter.com/DJHardwired/status/1088570736250359808
David McColm, flight from Vancouver to Iceland:
https://twitter.com/triwhistler/status/1088525425297575936
I Need Space, Northern Norway:
https://twitter.com/INSVideos/status/1088536057510064129
Live Aurora Network, Southwest Iceland:
https://twitter.com/LiveAuroraNetw1/status/1089059482343301120
Paul Mortz, Blonduos, Iceland:
https://twitter.com/chunder10/status/1088194799696560131
Catalin Tapardel, Mundare, Alberta, Canada:
http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=151439&PHPSESSID=6ktqg2jb6d51elkr6oo6emvsa2