The Sun Celebrates Cinco de Mayo: Solar Storm Forecast 05-10-2018

Space Weather begins to calm down this week as we move through the latter part of a fast solar wind stream. This fast wind brought us a moderate level solar storm early this week and aurora was seen as far south as Colorado. Catch up on aurora pictures, learn why amateur radio propagation is back in the marginal range, and what else our Sun has in store for us.

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 highlighted in this video see these links below.

Aurora Photography:
Lone Athanasakis, Denmark:
https://twitter.com/Lathanafoto/status/992954362694598656
https://twitter.com/Lathanafoto/status/993537711385513984
James Rowley-Hill, Norfolk, UK:
https://twitter.com/chunder10/status/993125303282171906
Johan Van Der Wielen, Schiermonnikoog, The Netherlands:
https://twitter.com/Johan_vd_Wielen/status/992955692867780608
Henning Untiedt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany:
http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=144360&PHPSESSID=eo6s4vtqtok2glcom4scb6kt61
Mike MacLellan, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada:
https://twitter.com/NBStormChaser/status/992984805137571840
Brent Mckean, Eastern Manitoba, Canada:
https://twitter.com/BrentMckean501/status/993232415329046534
Notanee Bourassa, Southern Saskatchewan, Canada:
https://twitter.com/DJHardwired/status/993671648451616769
Mount Washington Observatory, New Hampshire, USA:
https://twitter.com/MWObs/status/992967300981673986
Mitch LaPrès, Ludigton, Michigan, USA:
https://twitter.com/mitch_muffins/status/992971305761824769
Derick Wilson, Paradox Valley, Colorado, USA:
https://twitter.com/TheUmno/status/993659858858766337
Ann Gutschlag, near Invercargill, New Zealand:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1959234474088222&set=gm.2129191510428269&type=3&theater&ifg=1
Ian Griffin, Otago Peninsula, NewZealand:
https://twitter.com/iangriffin/status/993932627349389322
I'm Granticus, Christchurch, New Zealand:
https://twitter.com/viralpoet/status/993797219353587712
Sussan Says, Hobart, Tasmania:
https://twitter.com/SussanSays/status/993478910728810496

Solar Imaging and Analysis:
SDO: http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/
Helioviewer: http://www.helioviewer.org/
Flare Analysis: http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events/
Computer Aided CME Tracking CACTUS: http://www.sidc.oma.be/cactus/out/latestCMEs.html
GOES Xray: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/xray_1m.html
SOHO: http://sohodata.nascom.nasa.gov/
Stereo: http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/
GONG magnetic field synoptic movie: https://gong.nso.edu/data/magmap/standard_movie.html
GONG magnetic field synoptic charts: http://gong.nso.edu/data/magmap/
LMSAL Heliophysics Events HEK http://www.lmsal.com/isolsearch

Solar Wind:
DISCOVR solar wind: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/real-time-solar-wind
ACE Solar Wind: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/ace-real-time-solar-wind
NASA ENLIL SPIRAL: https://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov/IswaSystemWebApp/iSWACygnetStreamer?timestamp=2038-01-23+00%3A44%3A00&window=-1&cygnetId=261
NOAA ENLIL SPIRAL: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/wsa-enlil-solar-wind-prediction

Magnetosphere, Ionosphere, Atmosphere:
GOES Magnetometer: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/goes-magnetometer
Ionosphere D-Region Absorption (DRAP) model: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/d-region-absorption-predictions-d-rap/
Auroral Oval Ovation Products: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-30-minute-forecast
Global 3-hr Kp index: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/planetary-k-index
Wing Kp index prediction: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/wing-kp
USGS Ground Magnetometers: http://geomag.usgs.gov/realtime/
USGS Disturbance Storm-Time (Dst): http://geomag.usgs.gov/realtime/dst/
NAIRAS Radiation Storm Model: http://sol.spacenvironment.net/raps_ops/current_files/globeView.html

Multi-Purpose Space Environment Sites:
NOAA/SWPC: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov
SOLARHAM: http://www.solarham.net/index.htm
Spaceweather: http://spaceweather.com
iSWA: http://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov/iswa/iSWA.html

Definition of Geomagnetic Storm, Radiation Storm, and Radio Blackout Levels:
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales/

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.