A Dark Hole & Bright Regions for Halloween | Space Weather News 31 October 2023

This Space Weather News forecast sponsored in part by Millersville University:
www.millersville.edu/swen
This week our Sun continues a moderate level of activity. Region 3473, as it was just rotating into Earth view, launched a massive solar storm, which is grazing Earth now. Along with some fast solar wind from a large coronal hole these bumpy conditions have caused aurora visible at high latitudes. Views at mid-latitudes remain sporadic through Halloween. As the fast wind wanes over the next serval days, shows are expected to retreat to high latitudes. As we shift into November, conditions should gradually calm down. Solar flare risk rises this week, mainly due to region 3474, which shows increased flare activity and poses a risk of radio blackouts. New big-flare regions are also returning to Earth-view from the Sun’s farside later this week. Amateur radio operators should notice a slight rise in noise on the dayside radio bands this week. GPS users should also remain vigilant during radio blackout events, especially near dawn and dusk. Luckily, the risk for radiation storms remains relatively low. Learn the details of the recent solar storm launch grazing Earth, and what it means for more activity, find out what active regions will be rotating into Earth-view, and see what else our Sun has in store this week.
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For a more in-depth look at the data and images highlighted in this video see these links below.
Solar Imaging and Analysis:
SDO: sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/
Helioviewer: www.helioviewer.org/
Flare Analysis: www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest...
Computer Aided CME Tracking CACTUS: www.sidc.oma.be/cactus/out/lat...
GOES Xray: www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/xra...
SOHO: sohodata.nascom.nasa.gov/
Stereo: stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/
GONG magnetic field synoptic movie: gong.nso.edu/data/magmap/stan...
GONG magnetic field synoptic charts: gong.nso.edu/data/magmap/
LMSAL Heliophysics Events HEK www.lmsal.com/isolsearch
Solar Wind:
DISCOVR solar wind: www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/rea...
ACE Solar Wind: www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/ace...
NASA/CCMC/M2M Enlil Solar Storm Prediction Model: iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov/IswaSystem...
NOAA/SWPC Enlil Solar Storm Prediction Model: www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/wsa...
Magnetosphere, Ionosphere, Atmosphere:
GOES Magnetometer: www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/goe...
Ionosphere D-Region Absorption (DRAP) model: www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/d-r...
Radio Propagation: www.tvcomm.co.uk/g7izu/atlant...
Near-Earth radiation environment: spaceweather.gfz-potsdam.de/p...
Auroral Oval Ovation Products: www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aur...
Global 3-hr Kp index: www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/pla...
GEOCHRON Weather Display: www.geochron.com
USGS Ground Magnetometers: geomag.usgs.gov/realtime/
Multi-Purpose Space Environment Sites:
NOAA/SWPC: www.swpc.noaa.gov
SOLARHAM: www.solarham.net/index.htm
Spaceweather: spaceweather.com
iSWA: iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov/iswa/iSWA.html
Definition of Geomagnetic Storm, Radiation Storm, and Radio Blackout Levels:
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/NOAA/ESA/CSA (most notably the superb SDO, SOHO, ACE, DSCOVR, STEREO, CCMC, M2M, 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 so much more. Thanks for making Space Weather part of our every day dialogue.

[@alexobrien9063]

Thank you for the forecast, interesting times we live in, may you and your family be kept safe.

[@nightskyimaging]

Agree - perhaps more troubling than interesting!

[@uncharted7againblackking256]

You mean reality times we living in

[@terrywesterskov2480]

Thank you Tamitha! I enjoy listening to you and I learn so much!

[@colinmartin1522]

Thank you Tamitha always a pleasure ❤✨

[@nightskyimaging]

You continue to keep us updated on solar weather effects! I depend on your forecast and analysis!

[@steveplenty8365]

Thank you for what you do, it's interesting to observe our own star when I look at other stars with my telescopes ❤❤❤

[@DickBal]

Thanks for the update, very much appreciated!

[@WildAlchemicalSpirit]

Another stellar report! ☀️

[@swfolden]

Appreciate you and your team.

[@Greg-et2dp]

Dr Tamitha skov your utube videos are awesome my friend 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@mjparks4889]

Love these regular reports. Feels more and more like I'm watching future weather news now. Can't wait to see how this field evolves over the next few decades. ❤❤❤

[@pyrsartur3675]

The best and most educational solar weather channel.

[@tompsheridantsheridant7354]

Replying to @pyrsartur3675: **More CGI TRASH. NOTHING WILL HAPPEN!!**

[@graemedevine9651]

Thanks again between your channel and Stefan Burns on KZbin 2 of the most interesting channel's on KZbin.

[@johnkaczmarek674]

Tamitha, thank you as always for your super informative Space Weather News. All the best of 73 !

[@metalhalokj7vzy164]

Thank you Dr. Tamitha Skov for this Halloween space weather news😎

[@johncheresna]

Happy Halloween.

[@Greg-et2dp]

Dr.Tamitha skov you have interesting information on space weather my friend 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@mortshare7037]

That coronal hole is almost big enough to be the Eye of Sauron 😂

[@gregsmith1116]

Thank you for these solar forecasts!

[@gregwilkin6565]

Thank you for the update. :)

[@deepakthete8508]

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[@billnicoletti252]

Thank you for your work doctor.

[@ironfistdave8571]

It is what it is thank you Doc Happy Halloween

[@hedrickwetshaves1997]

Yay! You mentioned us! 3:54 please see my question in the last comment. Licensed as AE7JE and Student of FEMA EMI Institute.

[@googletropcurieux8670]

Yay my weekly show

[@gordonrutherford5895]

GO TEAM SCIENCE

[@VE6XTC]

I had a great time monitoring pirates on shortwave on Halloween evening. I believe I heard eleven of them. Conditions were amazingly good. So I'm glad we didn't have a major solar storm. Legal shortwave broadcasters also came in good.

[@MirlitronOne]

Dear Tamitha Thank you for arranging such great conditions for CQWW! 😉👍 De M1GWZ

[@arthurwolfram3632]

Dear Tamitha, I love your channel and the wonderful information you provide to all of us! One issue has been bothering me lately, and you are the only person that could really address it. The issue...is how much warning can we realistically expect for a significant G5 CME (Carrington or larger) with today's techology? NOAA issues watches, warnings and alerts, but since only the warning uses direct satellite measurements (at the LaGrange location), it is the only truly accurate measurement, and would give us about 30 minutes to react - if you saw the warning at the time it was issued. Bottom line is 30 minutes warning for most of us is really "no warning"? Is this thinking correct? Or are there other credible and "actionable" warnings that could give us more time? Any comments you have would be appreciated.

[@Rockygarrettstuff]

Dr t you thank you for keeping us info on the sun ☀️

[@darthstarone3532]

💪😎🎸 KILLA 🎸👻

[@TheWorldsOkayestUSMarine]

At first, that coronal hole looked like North & South America! Does anyone remember Halloween 2003?

[@fractalnomics]

0:31 and Professor Henrik Svensmark.

[@Burningquest]

this time the forcast was far off :D we had Aurora down to Austria. Red Aurora Borealis 😍🤩🤗🥳

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What could I do with a certificate of space weather ?

[@brownidlion]

Not much.

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[@hedrickwetshaves1997]

Dr. Skov, QRZ Amateur Radio page today show proton flux of 25,000 and going down. All bands listed as poor propagation, However, HF communications have been wonderful today. Why?

[@Coyotethumper5]

What happened to STEREO satellite

[@jeffdunnell6693]

Off line

[@VE6XTC]

Stereo B broke down in 2016 and Stereo A is now seeing the sun as we see it. Eventually it'll move to the sun's side and then behind it. I wish it was solar stationary and that Stereo B was still working.

[@boriskaragiannis]

hello...today its full of news about the red auroras down to europe...witch solar flare could be responsible for such a thing?...after what i so last day's no such a well directed big flare happen

[@robertderoule8067]

I’ve noticed a trend with past solar events. We’ve had X class flares creating auroras in the mid-latitudes. the last couple of years. the auroras we’ve had in the latitudes they weren’t X class events. Can you tell me what has changed?

[@jeffdunnell6693]

See suspicious observers,you’ll get the answer

[@xii226a]

What happened yesterday?

[@davidclemens6753]

❤️👍

[@tompsheridantsheridant7354]

**MORE CGI NONSENSE!!**