Halloween Aurora Show: Solar Storm Forecast 10-31-2017

An ominous dark coronal hole rotates into the Earth-strike zone this week and sends us some fast solar wind just in time for Halloween. Aurora photographers might get a treat as early as tonight at high latitudes through the end of the week. Amateur radio fares less well this week but solar flux should rise again next week boosting radio propagation. See details of the coming storm, catch up on aurora pics from recent solar storming, and see what else the Sun has in store this week.

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.

Sergey Anisimov, Salekhard, Russia
https://vk.com/wall38849245_2519

Oliver Wright, Abisko, Sweden
https://twitter.com/OW_Photography/status/923908078046793728

Alan Dyer, North Coast Norway
https://twitter.com/amazingskyguy/status/923650747375521793

Markus Varik on October 19, 2017 @ Tromsø, Norway
http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=140111&PHPSESSID=d5klcvug3mrt9spjd5c8foqkh2

Ian Bell, Northumberland, UK
https://twitter.com/bellsytoon/status/918580480211128320
Kareen, Shetland, UK
https://twitter.com/Kareen_B_H/status/922955856622374912

John-GM7PBB, Isle of Lewis, Scotland
https://twitter.com/GM7PBB/status/922987239637909504

Misheyla Iwasiuk, Southwest Manitoba, Canada
https://twitter.com/MisheylaIwasiuk/status/923017902072135680

Notanee Bourassa, Raymore, Saskatchewan
https://twitter.com/DJHardwired/status/923222666630139904

Sheri White, Wainwright Alberta, Canada
https://twitter.com/prairiewinds77/status/923386887514894336

Megan Hoffman, Northeast Montana, USA
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10214537382768247&set=gm.1897260937270186&type=3&theater&ifg=1

Chris Knight, north of Spokane Washington, USA
https://twitter.com/ChrisKnight/status/923998611591098368

Tom Warner, Devil's Tower, Wyoming
https://twitter.com/TamithaSkov/status/923435294635913216

Solar Imaging and Analysis:
SDO: http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/
Helioviewer: http://www.helioviewer.org/
STEREO-EUVI + SDO-AIA 360° Heliographic Maps: http://tcrb.nrl.navy.mil/~iuu/maps360/284/movietool.html
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/
NOAA Sunspot Classifications: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ftpdir/latest/
GONG: http://gong2.nso.edu/dailyimages/
GONG Magnetic Maps: http://gong.nso.edu/data/magmap/
LMSAL Heliophysics Events HEK http://www.lmsal.com/isolsearch

Solar Wind:
NOAA/SWPC: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov
ACE Solar Wind: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ace/ace_rtsw_data.html
Wang-Sheeley-Arge Solar Wind Prediction Model: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ws/
NASA ENLIL SPIRAL: http://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov:8080/IswaSy...
NOAA ENLIL SPIRAL: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wsa-enlil/

Magnetosphere, Ionosphere, Atmosphere:
GOES Magnetometer: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/mag_3d.html
Ionosphere D-Region Absorption (DRAP) model: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/drap/
Auroral Oval Ovation Products: http://helios.swpc.noaa.gov/ovation/
POES Auroral Global Maps: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/pmap/
Global 3-hr Kp index: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/kp_3d.html
Wing Kp index prediction: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wingkp/index.html
USGS Ground Magnetometers: http://geomag.usgs.gov/realtime/
USGS Disturbance Storm-Time (Dst): http://geomag.usgs.gov/realtime/dst/
NAIRAS Radiation Storm Model: http://terra2.spacenvironment.net/~raps_ops/current_files/globeView.html
HAARP Data Meters: http://www.haarp.alaska.edu/haarp/

Multi-Purpose Space Environment Sites:
SOLARHAM: http://www.solarham.net/index.htm
Spaceweather: http://spaceweather.com
SOLARIMG: http://solarimg.org/artis/
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.