Aurora Highlights from the G3 Solar Storm & A Fast Wind Watch | Solar Storm Forecast 13 August 2023

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00:00 Introduction
00:13 Space Weather and Environment Science Program at MU
00:54 Activity on the Sun
02:27 Solar Flare Radio Blackout Threat Meter
03:43 Radiation Storm & Satellite Conditions
04:59 Solar Storm Conditions
06:22 Aurora Highlights
08:19 Farside Solar Activity Monitor
09:45 Moon & Perseid Meteor Shower
10:07 Solar Storm & Aurora 5-Day Outlook
11:00 Solar Flare & Radio Blackout 5-Day Outlook
12:20 Radiation Storm & Polar Aviation 5-Day Outlook
13:12 Synopsis and Closing
This week much of the activity is on the farside of the Sun, giving us a much needed break. After the multiple X-class flares and G3-level solar storm we sure can use it! That being said, we do have a large coronal hole that will be rotating through the Earth-strike zone over the next couple of days and it will send us some fast solar wind. Aurora photographers, especially at high latitudes could get a bit of a show, especially considering we are hitting the peak of the Perseid meteor shower now, coincident with a new moon, and viewing conditions will be spectacular over the next few days. Amateur radio operators should also enjoy spectacular propagation on Earth's dayside since the solar flux remains well into the triple digits and the radio noise has quieted considerably. GPS users should also enjoy excellent reception, even during the notoriously troublesome hours around dawn and dusk. Catch up with gorgeous aurora photos from the recent solar storm, watch how the solar flares impacted radio communications via the GEOCHRON clock, and see what else our Sun has in store this week.
For daily and often hourly updates (during active times) visit me on Twitter:
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For a more in-depth look at the data in this video see my other forecasts. I need to save space for the aurora photo credits highlighted this week.

Aurora Photo Credits:
Matty, La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada:
https://twitter.com/mattytoophatty/status/1687702233503178753
Rj Roldan, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada:
https://twitter.com/rjayroldan/status/1687685727470198784
Mark Duffy, Tuxford, Saskatchewan, Canada:
https://twitter.com/skchaser/status/1687847480103440385
Deb Maluk. Southern Manitoba, Canada:
https://twitter.com/dmaluk1/status/1687694933455503360
Brandon Brown, Kenora, Ontario, Canada:
https://twitter.com/brandon_brown83/status/1687696432193556480
Jason O'Young, Southern Ontario, Canada:
https://twitter.com/jasonoyoung/status/1687832455212863488
Dar Tanner, Alix, Alberta, Canada:
https://twitter.com/dartanner/status/1687872347276222464
Neil, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
https://twitter.com/nile1147/status/1687838277884403712
Northern Skies, Michigan, USA:
https://twitter.com/NorthernSkies5/status/1687668689410080770/photo/1
Wicky dubs WX, Maryland, USA:
https://twitter.com/NorthernSkies5/status/1687668689410080770/photo/1
James Montanus, Rochester, New York, USA:
https://twitter.com/JamesMontanus/status/1687816689402998785
Peter Forister, North Carolina, USA:
https://twitter.com/forecaster25/status/1687819838180192256
Skunkbayweather, Seattle, Washington, USA:
https://youtu.be/cjdU6_OHJJc
Sonal Karnik, Conifer, Colorado, USA:
https://twitter.com/sk10/status/1687697801852170241
Wesley Luginbyhl, Wichita, Kansas, USA:
https://twitter.com/WesleyLuginbyhl/status/1688051578601652225
Hunter Fowkes, Iowa, USA:
https://twitter.com/StrmchsrHunterF/status/1687710840865148928
John Sirlin, Arches National Park, Utah, USA:
https://twitter.com/SirlinJohn/status/1687685908710182912
Jerome Davis, Webster, New York, USA:
https://twitter.com/jdavis2731/status/1687829130060963840
Daniel McFadden, Port Angeles, Washington, USA:
https://twitter.com/DMAC_RXE/status/1687886647273377792
Jake Stehli, SE Minnesota, USA:
https://twitter.com/eljakeo30/status/1687700312499298304
Bella Dahlia, Northern Idaho, USA:
https://twitter.com/brattyassbella/status/1687697664941727745
Randy Small, Lynden, Washington, USA:
https://twitter.com/RandySmall/status/1687721239610380288
David Blanchard, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA:
https://twitter.com/dblanchard_AZ/status/1687710430364577792
Igor Arkadiev, Evanston, Illinois, USA:
https://twitter.com/Arkadiev/status/1687718532362932224
Sarah Marie, Colorado, USA:
https://twitter.com/CaptiveEclectic/status/1688020750668836864
Derick Wilson, Nucla, Colorado, USA:
https://twitter.com/hillsblockview/status/1687686580217995264
Connor Sipe, Western Pennsylvania, USA:
https://twitter.com/PAweatherPhoto/status/1687976577219313664

Maree Reveley Gimmerburn, Central Otago, New Zealand:
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2994685787334138&set=gm.7364059540274747&idorvanity=399886206692150
Megan Thomas, Dunedin, New Zealand:
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10161439090610844&set=pcb.7359579480722753
Maija Jespersen, Blackhead Beach, Otago, New Zealand:
https://www.facebook.com/maija.jespersen/videos/277820821538666?idorvanity=399886206692150
Mar Txa, St. Helens, Tasmania:
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=7010421062322644&set=gm.6415502121897227&idorvanity=266569700123864
Melissa Bone, Bruny Island, Tasmania:
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10159436720893457&set=gm.6415444048569701&idorvanity=266569700123864
Sirichai Sae-jia, Queenstown, Victoria, Australia:
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10160434353027771&set=gm.6798329500217545&idorvanity=909512465765974
Rocket Hub Spaceflights, ISS over southern Indian Ocean:
https://twitter.com/RH_SpaceFlights/status/1688588310904700928