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Space weather is a branch of space physics and aeronomy, or heliophysics, concerned with the varying conditions within the Solar System and its heliosphere. This includes the effects of the solar wind, especially on the Earth's magnetosphere, ionosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere. Though physically distinct, space weather is analogous to the terrestrial weather of Earth's atmosphere (troposphere and stratosphere). The term "space weather" was first used in the 1950s and popularized in the 1990s. Later, it prompted research into "space climate", the large-scale and long-term patterns of space weather.

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What tools are available for space-weather enthusiasts? (mander.xyz)

submitted 2 months ago by Sal@mander.xyz to c/spaceweather@mander.xyz

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I just learned about hobby and read through some discussions about space weather in the spaceweatherlive forum.

It is not clear to me from those discussions where the data they discuss is coming from.

Are there tools that one can have at home to track space weather events? Through hobby-grade telescopes can one observe solar activity? Are diagnostic radio signals detectable with an SDR? Can an X-ray/gamma burst produce a strong enough diagnostic signal to detect with a radiation detector? Or are there some other type of detectors?

Is the main source of data used for interpreting solar activity patterns as a hobby the data that can be found here: https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/ ?

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[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 1 points 2 months ago (6 children)

The joy of aurora hunting:

Stay up until 3:30 the other night. When it exploded again it gave a giant middle finger to Europe:

Noonish the next day:

And into the eve:

But lo, the density died and the pillars are diffused. My friend caught a little bit on the horizon in camera. I saw a little bit of red but nothing stunning. Very faint. You can just see the pink on the horizon. This is facing north.

[–] Sal@mander.xyz 1 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Stay up until 3:30 the other night. When it exploded again it gave a giant middle finger to Europe:

Aahh, that's rough 😅

But lo, the density died and the pillars are diffused. My friend caught a little bit on the horizon in camera. I saw a little bit of red but nothing stunning. Very faint. You can just see the pink on the horizon. This is facing north.

Nice! Is this your first time seeing it, or is this something that you get to attempt often?

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oct 10, 2024, just after midnight right above our little town!

[–] Sal@mander.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

Wow, that is spectacular!

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