A Peek into the New Cycle: Solar Storm Forecast 04-12-2018

Fast solar wind bombards Earth this week from a large coronal hole gracing much of the Sun's face. We have already reached storm conditions from the early blast of this wind, with aurora dipping down into mid-latitudes. We will likely reach active conditions again sporadically throughout this week. Aurora photographers should stay on their toes, especially at high-latitudes. Amateur radio operators should enjoy auroral propagation modes, especially at night, and GPS users should enjoy clear signals away from the aurora. On top of this storm, the Sun gives us a momentary glimpse at an active region that looks to be coming from the new solar cycle. As cycles typically overlap each other by a few years, this is not uncommon. In fact, we will see more and more of it in the coming months. See details on this current solar storm & where aurora might be lurking, learn how ham radio & GPS fares this week, and glimpse into the future of our star!

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 data and images shown in this video see my previous video descriptions. I needed to save room for the links to the aurora field reporter photos highlighted this week.

Dereck Blanchard, North Alberta, Canada:
https://twitter.com/punkrockmohawks/status/983698999789027329
Adrien Maudruit Abisko, Sweden:
https://twitter.com/ADphotography24/status/981827942182473728
Tom Lowe, Kintyre, Scotland:
https://twitter.com/saloplarus/status/984176797133754369
Jonny Harrison, Mt Erebus, Antartica:
https://twitter.com/JonnyHarrisonNZ/status/983800346253213696
Kim Hines, Teulon, Manitoba, Canada:
https://twitter.com/KimHinesSN/status/984173221632241665
Lone Athanasakis, Denmark:
https://twitter.com/Lathanafoto/status/983855839130931200
Mrs. Biely, Thompson, Manitoba:
https://twitter.com/HindAbuelgasim/status/983838631537197056
Ricky Arnold, Southern Hemispehre LEO, ISS:
https://twitter.com/NASA/status/984158271987748865
Göran Strand, Jämtland, Sweden:
https://twitter.com/Astrofotografen/status/983821173929766913
Michele Mccue, Central British Columbia, Canada:
https://twitter.com/MccueMichele/status/983607750478319616
Tim Viers, Eilliston Lake, British Columbia, Canada:
https://twitter.com/OrnithopterII/status/983814752345321472
All About Lapland, Lapland, Finland:
https://twitter.com/allaboutlapland/status/983632011989577729
Jake Stehli, Hartford, Wisconsin, USA:
https://twitter.com/eljakeo30/status/983698707248918528
Muhammed Kizilkaya, West Iceland:
https://twitter.com/Muhammediceland/status/982963139846254594
Zach Gleason, Cloquet, Minnesota, USA:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1723823670971573&set=gm.2389465554412466&type=3&theater&ifg=1
Isaac Diener Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1932161626796401&set=pcb.2389049791120709&type=3&theater&ifg=1
Ulrich Beinert, Flight from SanFrancisco to Frankfurt Germany, North of Hudson Bay:
http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=143762&PHPSESSID=k36aaltj721kuhg34emcu3hks7
Will Tessier, Williston, North Dakota, USA:
http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=143802&PHPSESSID=k36aaltj721kuhg34emcu3hks7
Bill Braden, Yellowknife, Canada:
http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=143798&PHPSESSID=k36aaltj721kuhg34emcu3hks7
Simon Harding, Tromsø, Norway:
http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=143578&PHPSESSID=k36aaltj721kuhg34emcu3hks7

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.