Dark Farside Regions Come with Aurora & Meteors for New Years | Space Weather News 30 December 2023

This Space Weather News forecast sponsored in part by Millersville University: Solar activity is in an upswing this week as we get hit by some fast solar wind from a finger-like coronal hole. This wind could give us some nice views as we cross into New Years. Aurora photographers, especially at high latitudes should enjoy some extended views and even those at mid-latitudes could get a brief chance to ring in the New Year with nature’s fireworks. Considering we also have the Quadrantids meteor shower peaking in early January, this could make for some spectacular shots, in spite of the bright moon. Amateur radio operators and GPS users also have some quiet days left before a big cluster of active regions rotates back into Earth-view, boosting the solar flux and the risk for radio blackouts. Learn the details of the coming fast wind, watch the dark regions lurking on the Sun’s farside, and see what else our Sun has in store! Want early access to these forecasts, tutorials on Space Weather, & more? Visit: For daily and often hourly updates (during active times) visit me on Twitter: For a more in-depth look at the data and images highlighted in this video see these links below. Solar Imaging and Analysis: SDO: Helioviewer: Flare Analysis: Computer Aided CME Tracking CACTUS: GOES Xray: SOHO: Stereo: GONG magnetic field synoptic movie: GONG magnetic field synoptic charts: LMSAL Heliophysics Events HEK Solar Wind: DISCOVR solar wind: ACE Solar Wind: NASA/CCMC/M2M Enlil Solar Storm Prediction Model: 00:44:00&window=-1&cygnetId=261 NOAA/SWPC Enlil Solar Storm Prediction Model: Magnetosphere, Ionosphere, Atmosphere: GOES Magnetometer: Ionosphere D-Region Absorption (DRAP) model: Radio Propagation: Near-Earth radiation environment: Auroral Oval Ovation Products: Global 3-hr Kp index: GEOCHRON Weather Display: USGS Ground Magnetometers: Multi-Purpose Space Environment Sites: NOAA/SWPC: SOLARHAM: Spaceweather: iSWA: Definition of Geomagnetic Storm, Radiation Storm, and Radio Blackout Levels: None of this would be possible without the hard work and dedication of those who have provided all of this data for public use. Images c/o NASA/NOAA/ESA/CSA (most notably the superb SDO, SOHO, ACE, DSCOVR, STEREO, CCMC, M2M, JPL & DSN teams, amazing professionals, hobbyists, institutions, organizations, agencies and amateurs such as those at the USAF/HAARP, NICT, NOAA, USGS, Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Intellicast, Catatania, , , , , , , and so much more. Thanks for making Space Weather part of our every day dialogue.