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SPACE WEATHER
Current conditions
Solar wind
speed: 375.0 km/sec
density: 0.5 protons/cm3
explanation | more data
Updated: Today at 2344 UT
X-ray Solar Flares
6-hr max: A0
2135 UT Nov26
24-hr: A0
2135 UT Nov26
explanation | more data
Updated: Today at: 2345 UT
Daily Sun: 26 Nov. 09
The sun is blank--no sunspots. Credit: SOHO/MDI
Sunspot number: 0
What is the sunspot number?
Updated 25 Nov 2009

Spotless Days
Current Stretch: 3 day
2009 total: 246 days (75%)
Since 2004: 757 days
Typical Solar Min: 485 days
explanation | more info
Updated 25 Nov 2009

Far side of the Sun:
This holographic image reveals no sunspots on the far side of the sun. Image credit: SOHO/MDI
Planetary K-index
Now: Kp= 2 quiet
24-hr max: Kp= 2
quiet
explanation | more data
Current Auroral Oval:
Switch to: Europe, USA, New Zealand, Antarctica
Credit: NOAA/POES
Interplanetary Mag. Field
Btotal: 6.4 nT
Bz: 1.3 nT north
explanation | more data
Updated: Today at 2345 UT
Coronal Holes:
There are no large coronal holes on the Earth-facing side of the sun. Credit: SOHO Extreme UV Telescope
SPACE WEATHER
NOAA Forecasts
Updated at: 2009 Nov 26 2201 UTC
FLARE
0-24 hr
24-48 hr
CLASS M
01 %
01 %
CLASS X
01 %
01 %
Geomagnetic Storms:
Probabilities for significant disturbances in Earth's magnetic field are given for three activity levels: active, minor storm, severe storm
Updated at: 2009 Nov 26 2201 UTC
Mid-latitudes
0-24 hr
24-48 hr
ACTIVE
05 %
05 %
MINOR
01 %
01 %
SEVERE
01 %
01 %
High latitudes
0-24 hr
24-48 hr
ACTIVE
05 %
05 %
MINOR
01 %
01 %
SEVERE
01 %
01 %
What's up in Space
November 26, 2009

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MONSTER WAVES ON THE SUN: Data from NASA's STEREO spacecraft have confirmed the stunning reality of monster waves on the sun known as "solar tsunamis." Science@NASA has the full story.

DOUBLE FLYBY ALERT: Yesterday, space shuttle Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station, setting the stage for some spectacular double flybys of towns and cities around the world. Johnny Perkins reports from Mechanicsville, Virginia: "I got home from work at 6:00 pm and saw on Spaceweather.com that the spaceships were coming my way at 6:19 pm. I hurried outside just in time to catch Atlantis and the ISS as they cleared the trees."

"I have seen a lot of passes, but I still enjoy catching one when I can," he says. "The image is a 20-second exposure with a Canon 350D."

The double flybys continue tonight. Atlantis and the ISS are still circling Earth together as Atlantis prepares to land in Florida on Friday morning, Nov. 27th. Check the Simple Satellite Tracker for viewing times.

more images: from Ernie Mross of Arches National Park, Moab, Utah; from Robert T. Smith of Stoneville, NC; from Olivier Staiger near Sion in the Swiss Alps.; from Mark A. Brown of Springfield, Virginia; from Daniel Owen of Monarch, Utah; from Ethan Tweedie of Pottsboro, Texas; from Christopher Calubaquib of El Sobrante,California; from Marco Vidovic of Stojnci, Slovenia; from Tamas Ladanyi of Veszpremfajsz, Hungary;

NORTHERN LIGHTS: This is a good week to be around the Arctic Circle. "Last night, the skies over the Pangnirtung Fjord were once again filled with dancing lights," reports Claus Vogel from Baffin Island in northern Canada. "We've had dazzling auroras all week." He took this picture using a Nikon D700:

"The half moon provides ideal lighting conditions for photographing Northern Lights. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for more in the days ahead," he says.

He may get his wish. The solar wind stream that fueled last night's display is still buffeting Earth's magnetic field. Polar sky watchers should remain alert for auroras.

November Northern Lights Gallery
[previous Novembers: 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001]


2009 Leonid Meteor Gallery
[previous Leonids: 1998, 2001, 2002, 2006]


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Near-Earth Asteroids
Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHAs) are space rocks larger than approximately 100m that can come closer to Earth than 0.05 AU. None of the known PHAs is on a collision course with our planet, although astronomers are finding new ones all the time.
On November 26, 2009 there were 1084 potentially hazardous asteroids.
Nov. 2009 Earth-asteroid encounters:
Asteroid
Date(UT)
Miss Distance
Mag.
Size
2009 UK14
Nov. 1
9.1 LD
20
29 m
2006 JY26
Nov. 2
6.7 LD
22
10 m
2000 XK44
Nov. 4
28.8 LD
13
1.1 km
2009 VA
Nov. 6
0.05 LD
12
6 m
2000 UJ1
Nov. 7
43.3 LD
15
1.2 km
2009 VT1
Nov. 9
1.4 LD
18
6 m
2000 TO64
Nov. 10
44.2 LD
14
1.9 km
2009 UK20
Nov. 12
6.5 LD
20
20 m
2009 VX
Nov. 12
2.6 LD
17
26 m
2009 VR
Nov. 13
6.6 LD
21
10 m
2009 WQ6
Nov. 16
0.9 LD
18
7 m
2009 WX7
Nov. 16
3.7 LD
18
20 m
2009 VC1
Nov. 18
6.0 LD
19
21 m
2009 WJ6
Nov. 20
0.5 LD
16
14 m
Notes: LD means "Lunar Distance." 1 LD = 384,401 km, the distance between Earth and the Moon. 1 LD also equals 0.00256 AU. MAG is the visual magnitude of the asteroid on the date of closest approach.
Essential Links
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STEREO
  3D views of the sun from NASA's Solar and Terrestrial Relations Observatory
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