Solar and Aurora Activity Chat

[JeffC]

Adjusted flux 70.8

[Katrine Basso]

AURORAS BEFORE DARK: The first night of northern spring was a good one for sky watchers in Norway. In fact, the auroras didn't even wait until nightfall. "We saw them  dancing even before it got dark in Senja!" reports Matt Robinson, who took this picture from his front yard:

[SteveB]

12 days blank,  62 for 2020, 76%

Solar flux 71

Thermosphere: 3.76

[JeffC]

Adjusted flux 69.8

[SteveB]

13 days blank,  63 for 2020, 76%

Solar flux 70

Thermosphere: 3.76

[JeffC]

Adjusted flux 69.9

[SteveB]

14 days blank,  64 for 2020, 76%

Solar flux 70

Thermosphere: 3.74

[JeffC]

Adjusted flux 70.8

[SteveB]

15 days blank,  65 for 2020, 76%

Solar flux 71

Thermosphere: 3.82

[JeffC]

Adjusted flux 70.9

[SteveB]

16 days blank,  66 for 2020, 77%

Solar flux 71

Thermosphere: 3 82

[JeffC]

Adjusted flux 70.3

[JeffC]

Adjusted flux this morning 69.6

[SteveB]

17 days blank,  67 for 2020, 67%

Solar flux  70

Thermosphere: 3.83

[SteveB]

18 days blank,  68 for 2020, 77%

Solar flux 69

Thermosphere: 3.86

[JeffC]

Adjusted flux 69.0

[SteveB]

19 days blank, 69 for 2020, 78%

Solar flux 69

Thermosphere: 3.86

[JeffC]

Adjusted flux 68.6

[JeffC]

Adjusted flux 68.3

[summer blizzard]

Sunspot.

[JeffC]

Adjusted flux 69.2

[Katrine Basso]

THE NITROGEN FRINGE: For weeks, aurora tour guide Rayann Elzein of Utsjoki, Finland has dreaded the end of aurora season. If this was it, it was a doozy. "I have almost no words to describe what I saw tonight!" he says. "There was a crazy, fast and bright aurora show, with many pink fringes, almost non-stop for 45 minutes."

[summer blizzard]

With the Q1 data completely in we did finish ahead of 2019 by 11 days (9%) with a 74% spotless rate however Q1 was a notable drop from Q3 and Q4 which recorded spotless rates in excess of 90% suggesting that Q3 may have been the absolute minimum quarter. To maintain this lead during Q2 we need to pass 123 by July 1st. 

Edited April 4, 2020 by summer blizzard

[JeffC]

Observed and adjusted flux 69.8

[JeffC]

Observed Flux Density 70.5, Adjusted Flux Density 70.6...we're getting further away from the sun on our elliptical orbit I'm guessing?