Solar Cycle 25, An energetic awakening of the SUN in the current solar cycle |
Solar Cycle 25, An energetic awakening of the SUN in the current solar cycle |
Feb 17 2022, 09:05 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 700 Joined: 1-April 08 From: Minnesota ! Member No.: 4081 |
As many UMSF members have likely noticed the current Solar Cycle (25) is off with a bang! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_cycle_2...progression.png. SOHO observations https://soho.nascom.nasa.gov/spaceweather/ coupled with daily comments in Space Weather https://spaceweather.com/ provide an excellent way to follow this activity.
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Feb 20 2022, 07:15 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 700 Joined: 1-April 08 From: Minnesota ! Member No.: 4081 |
As fredk mentions above there are other satellites orbiting the sun at Lagrange 1 point (L1) including the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) satellite https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/ace-real-time-solar-wind and the DSCOVR (Deep Space Climate Observatory) https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/dscovr/portal/#/ satellite besides SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) https://space.umd.edu/pm/ that monitor energetic properties of the solar wind in near real time and provide data portals that plot proton flux density and solar wind velocity. These are great resources to follow the sun’s activity.
Juramike’s method http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/index.php?showtopic=6715) is certainly more hands on and fun and comparisons with the spacecraft data might be illuminating and satisfying! |
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