Today's pictures of the sun
 
 
 
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Solar X-Ray Flux and Geomagnetic Field
Solar X-Rays |
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Geomagnetic field |
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Magnetometer data
from Germany
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The graph below indicates the
probability of an Aurora.
The
further the marker extends to the lower right corner
(red area) the higher the likelihood of an upcoming
Aurora.
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The picture below shows the present Aurora oval.
The
larger the oval, the further South / down to lower latitudes
the Aurora can be observed.
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Here is another very nice picture of the
Aurora oval.
The plot below simulates
the area, where in the Northern Hemisphere an Aurora is presently
visible (assuming a dark sky). It is updated every 5 minutes but
you have to click the reload button of your browser. The model computes
the estimated brightness of auroral activity and plots this on the
map as a solid bright color that varies from green (no activity
to low levels of auroral activity) to brown/orange (low to moderate
levels of activity) to red (moderate to high levels of activity).
The brighter the red, the more intense the activity. Those areas
which may be able to spot activity are most often within the zone
of fading color on the outskirts of the plotted auroral oval. The
extent of the fading color zone on the outskirts of the oval is
based on the estimated height and intensity of auroral luminosity.
The map below shows, where Auroral sightings have been reported
during the last 72 hours
The German Astrosite astronomie.de
provides an overview of the present objects worth to
be observed and a view of the night sky which is updated
hourly
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Schedule of Astronomy related Television transmission
of NASA:
Calculate upcoming Iridium flares
visible from the location of DD1US
(thanks to CalSky for providing
this excellent service) |
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This
picture shows you the current position of the International
Space Station ISS
(courtesy
of ESA&Heavens-Above) |
If
you are not sure, what you have just seen then check
whether it might have been an airplane
(thanks to www.flightradar24.com) |
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