Hope for Emergency Responders & Aurora Takes a Break: Solar Storm Forecast 03-01-2018

The Sun quiets down this week after a series of solar storms have given us gorgeous aurora all over the world. Although aurora photographers get a rest, the amateur radio bands should be coming alive again as old region 2699 will be rotating into Earth view in a few days. This means emergency responders and amateur radio operators should enjoy a boost in radio propagation this week, but GPS operators need not worry as this returning region poses no immediate threat for radio blackouts. See details about these changes in the weather and catch up on aurora pictures form the recent solar storms!

For daily and often hourly updates (during active times) visit me on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/TamithaSkov

For a more in-depth look at the forecasting images and data highlighted in this video see links from my prior videos. I had to save space for the large amount of aurora photographer credits and links.

Aurora Photography:
Matt Robinson, Helsinki, Finland:
https://twitter.com/Astro_Matt27/status/967479248045867008

Neil Zeller, Flight to Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada:
https://twitter.com/Neil_Zee/status/967389631342759936

Punk Rock Mohawks, Northern Alberta, Canada:
https://twitter.com/punkrockmohawks/status/968651492793008128

Holly Nicoll Winnipeg to Calgary, Flight:
https://twitter.com/HollyNicoll/status/968355810811305985

Alexander Biebricher, Andøy Norway:
https://twitter.com/alexbiebricher/status/968353308749508611

Scott Bateman, Canada to London Flight:
https://twitter.com/jumbo747pilot/status/968360365095620608

Kareen, Shetland UK:
https://twitter.com/Kareen_B_H/status/967143516441849859

Brent Mckean, Eastern Manitoba Canada:
https://twitter.com/BrentMckean501/status/965496324010512384

Andre Quiros, Alaska to Canada Flight:
https://twitter.com/flyingheavy747/status/967099462383529986

Jake Stehli, Southern Wisconsin, USA
https://twitter.com/eljakeo30/status/968366339432833025

Misheyla Iwasiuk, Southwest Manitoba, Canada:
https://twitter.com/MisheylaIwasiuk/status/965723690469126150

Derick Wilson, Mt Katahdin, Maine, USA
https://twitter.com/TheUmno/status/965456021610254337

Kath, Risøyhamn Arctic Norway:
https://twitter.com/Crescent_Cakes/status/965718551209435141

Paul Williams, Flight over Canada:
https://twitter.com/pcwilliams/status/965365965637783552

Tracy Petreman, Killam, Alberta:
https://twitter.com/tracypetr/status/965476639395098624

Deb Maluk, Sandy Lake manitoba, Canada:
https://twitter.com/dmaluk1/status/965473730792230912

Notanee Bourassa, Hendon, Saskatchewan, Canada:
https://twitter.com/DJHardwired/status/965411144121774082

Matthew Cimone, NW Ontario, Canada:
https://twitter.com/NoBordFromOrbit/status/965423190506795009

David Whelan, Waipapa, New Zealand:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZaurora/permalink/2035390829808338/

Levi Johnson, Two Harbors, Minnesota:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatlakesaurorahunters/permalink/2305630002796022/

David Braithwaite, Ontonagon, Michigan:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatlakesaurorahunters/permalink/2305638019461887/

Adrien Mauduit, Senja, Norway:
https://twitter.com/ADphotography24/status/965206657541263360

John-GM7PBB, Isle of Lewis, Scotland:
https://twitter.com/GM7PBB/status/965035132519440389

Shaman Kapene, Southland, New Zealand:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZaurora/permalink/2035284516485636/

Mia Stålnacke, Kiruna, Sweden:
https://twitter.com/AngryTheInch/status/964898508242374656

JF Martin, Isle of South Uist, Scotland:
https://twitter.com/frenchscotjeff/status/964893232793571328

SussanSays, Hobart, Tasmania:
https://twitter.com/SussanSays/status/967021371443200001

Isaac Diener, Calumet, Michigan:
https://twitter.com/isaac_diener/status/964755007508795392

Philip Granrud on February 23, 2018 @ Whitefish, Montana:
http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=142820&PHPSESSID=dkh1q1n6sfiq1aijjf3smgf2n3

Matt Melnyk, Flight fromToronto to Calgary Canada:
http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=142599

Muhammed Kizilkaya, Reykjavik, Iceland:
https://twitter.com/Muhammediceland/status/965010855774642181

(Anatoly Krotov) care of Kirill Bakanov Murmansk, Russia:
https://twitter.com/WeatherSarov/status/968226610263474177

British Airways News, Flight over Shetland, UK:
https://twitter.com/BritishAirNews/status/968930770793283584

None of this would be possible without the hard work and dedication of those who have provided all of this data for public use.

Images c/o NASA/ESA/CSA (most notably the superb SDO, SOHO, ACE, STEREO, CCMC, JPL & DSN teams, amazing professionals, hobbyists, institutions, organizations, agencies and amateurs such as those at the USAF/HAARP, NICT, NOAA, USGS, Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Intellicast, Catatania, rice.edu, wisc.edu, sonoma.edu ucalgary.ca, rssi.ru, ohio-state.edu, solen.info, and more. Thanks for making Space Weather part of our every day dialogue.