Space Weather Unplugged - The KP Index and Aug 11/12 Event - 8/25/2024

Our Official Podcast name! "SPACE WEATHER UNPLUGGED!" :)
Welcome! Join Christian Harris and I as we tackle different subjects regarding Space Weather - with an emphasis on Aurora, since we like to chase Aurora!
This week we take a look at the KP Index - what it is, why it is there, why all the apps seem to use it - except one! (The Glendale App!) Get it here: aurora-alerts.uk/
We go over why Aurora chasers should migrate away from using KP, especially in real-time. But also give credit where credit is due. We also use the August 11/12th event at a case study.
If you have any questions, feel free to drop us a comment! Or suggestions on topics? Also drop a comment. We don't bite... hard. ;)
Link to paper on KP Index: agupubs.online...
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[@donnalach9061]

Great show! Looking forward your next one!!!

[@PaulWeddle-x4l]

Thanks guys i enjoyed the presentation and will definitely load the HP30 and Glendale Substorm Tracker apps. Well done👏 Look forward to next time...

[@Shelbydiamondstar]

Awesome! :D. That higher cadence really does help!

[@lesladbrook4508]

KP is a starting point for most people, but once you take more interest in Aurora chasing it is well worth learning the other tools, so you can anticipate when there is a good chance of capturing Aurora, when some time to get there (30 minutes to an hour in some cases), where as the KP is an average of 3 hours in the past. Looking at the Mag + Solar Wind chart, how do you tell the direction of the flux rope and what is the affect of that please Christian? The ground was red at one stage where I was during the May 11th 2024 Aurora. This was a fantastic and very informative and fun video guys, can't wait to listen to more 🙂

[@Shelbydiamondstar]

Glad you enjoy them! But yes, we wanted to not exclude anyone new coming into this hobby. :). It's where we all started, really.

[@stevethompson8154]

I saw green snow in March 2023 in South Dakota

[@Shelbydiamondstar]

that was such a good event!! Glad you got to see that... it is really cool to see the snow change color!