Current sunspot cycle activity, space weather, solar storm and geomagnetic conditions and radio propagation forecasts
This page was rendered on 04-Feb-21 2115 UTC.
This page was first created in 1998, by Tomas David Hood (NW7US)
Current Sunspot Cycle 24 Activity and Space Weather
Sun Spots: 11 as of 02/03/2021 :: 10.7-cm Flux: 74 SFU
(SFU=Solar Flux Units)
30 Minutes of Dazzling Sun! Ultra-high Definition 4k View
An Intimate View of the Sun, Every Day of 2015 (Year 6 of SDO) UHD 4k
Watch Five Very Intense X-class X-ray Flares Erupt, Back-to-back!
(From the largest sunspot region in 20+ years…)
Check out the X2.7 X-ray Flare (May 5 2015) – ‘Biggest’ of 2015, so far
See highlights of the last five years of the Sun, as seen by SDO
Planetary A-index (Ap): 7 | Planetary K-index (Kp): 0
Solar Wind: 444 km/s at 5.0 protons/cm3, Bz is -1.0 nT
(Feb 04, 2021 at 2102 UT)
X-ray Solar Flares:
6h hi [none] 24h hi [none]
Background X-ray Level, Last Six Days
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Check out the current Aurora Oval and activity.
What is the difference between the CB and Amateur Radio Services, in the USA? Here are some thoughts on the portrayal of the Amateur Radio Service by the Hit TV Series, NCIS, and a clarification of the difference between CB radio and ham radio.
(Skip to timecode 1:33 to bypass the introductory chat and talk about the headset microphone.)
Here is a video introduction to shortwave / HF amateur radio — what is it that we amateur radio oprators listen to? If you have not yet been introduced to this world, this is a very basic introduction.
Global HF Propagation Conditions
Global HF Propagation Conditions for 2000Z on 04 Feb, 2021
High Latitude: Normal
Middle Latitude: Normal
Low Latitude: Normal
Geomagnetic Latitude Ranges:
High: 60-90 degrees
Middle: 20-60 degrees
Low: 0-20 degrees
STEREO IMAGES
Real Time Solor Wind and Aurora:
On 2021 Feb 04 2111Z: Bz: 1.0 nT
Bx: 3.0 nT | By: -0.8 nT | Total: 3.3 nT
Most recent satellite polar pass:
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Aurora Activity Level was at UTC
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Real-time foF2 map from IPS (Ionospheric Prediction Service), Australian Space Weather Agency