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Wednesday, October 09, 2024 04:22:16

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Space Weather Conditions
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R1 (Minor) Radio Blackout Impacts
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HF Radio: Weak or minor degradation of HF radio communication on sunlit side, occasional loss of radio contact.
Navigation: Low-frequency navigation signals degraded for brief intervals.
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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Comes into View of Coronagraph Imagery
R3 (Strong) HF Radio Blackout Event
Wednesday, October 09, 2024 02:28 UTC

An X1.8 flare was observed at 09/0156 UTC from Region 3848. Stay tuned for updates!

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Comes into View of Coronagraph Imagery
Tuesday, October 08, 2024 14:18 UTC

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) came into view of the NASA/SOHO Coronagraph on 7 October.

Results of the First National Survey of User Needs for Space Weather
Tuesday, October 01, 2024 16:42 UTC

The space weather enterprise recently completed a comprehensive survey of the needs of users of space weather products.

Experimental Global Total Electron Content (GloTEC) Ionospheric Model Available
Monday, August 26, 2024 19:16 UTC
SWPC has released an experimental version of the Global Total Electron Content (GloTEC) ionospheric model.
 

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Kp < 5 Kp = 5 (G1) Kp = 6 (G2) Kp = 7 (G3) Kp = 8, 9- (G4) Kp = 9o (G5)