Data Available - SDO, NASA, etc.

[WildWill]

Howdy all y’all!

It appears that the SDO site at NASA (sdo.gsfc.NASA.gov is updating most of the data properly now. The AIA 171 image is not updating and most of the composite images are also not updating. The far side imagery is mostly from pm the 12th… 

Just an FYI. I thought I heard about something else not updating but can’t recall where or what exactly… so, if you have anything to share, by all means!

Thank All Y’all Very Kindly!

WnA

[WildWill]

You can find a description/definition of Kp Index in the help section right here on SWL. You can find it here:

https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/help/the-kp-index.html

This chart comes from the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC/NOAA). You can find this at:

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/planetary-k-index

There is also a description of the K-index there. On the SWPC.noaa.gov website on the tabs under the chart.  As an aside, you can find a lot of data from a number of sources aggregated there. -  look under the “Products and Data” menu item. 
 

The chart is supposed to be updated every minute and three hour avg readings are charted.  
 

The 3 hour data reporting is because that’s how the Air Force does space weather reporting. 
 

In essence, the Kp index gives you the likely strength of a geomagnetic storm. The higher the index, the more likely it is to have an Aurora, the bigger the number, the farther south the Aurora should be visible (or north in the Southern Hemisphere. These index values come from averaging the magnetometer readings from stations around the world. 

Hope this helps!

 

Cheers.

WnA

 

 

[Andrey M]

 So where is the blue?  It would be better to explain how such a glitch arose and how long will it hang there?

[Sam Warfel]

21 minutes ago, Andrey M said:

 So where is the blue?  It would be better to explain how such a glitch arose and how long will it hang there?

It’s been answered in this thread: 

 

[Newbie]

16 hours ago, WildWill said:

You can find a description/definition of Kp Index in the help section right here on SWL. You can find it here:

https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/help/the-kp-index.html

This chart comes from the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC/NOAA). You can find this at:

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/planetary-k-index

There is also a description of the K-index there. On the SWPC.noaa.gov website on the tabs under the chart.  As an aside, you can find a lot of data from a number of sources aggregated there. -  look under the “Products and Data” menu item. 
 

The chart is supposed to be updated every minute and three hour avg readings are charted.  
 

The 3 hour data reporting is because that’s how the Air Force does space weather reporting. 
 

In essence, the Kp index gives you the likely strength of a geomagnetic storm. The higher the index, the more likely it is to have an Aurora, the bigger the number, the farther south the Aurora should be visible (or north in the Southern Hemisphere. These index values come from averaging the magnetometer readings from stations around the world. 

Hope this helps!

 

Cheers.

WnA

 

 

Hello WildWill. Thanks for posting this the help pages in the drop down menu at the top of the SWL homepage have a lot of interesting information.

N.