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Observed at: Edmonton Int'l Airport 5:00 AM MDT Saturday 5 October 2024
Condition: Partly Cloudy
Temperature: 5.5°C
Pressure: 101.1 kPa rising
Visibility: 32 km
Humidity: 85 %
Dewpoint: 3.2°C
Wind: WNW 21 km/h
Air Quality Health Index: 1
]]> Courtesy of Environment Canada

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GOOD WEEKEND FOR AURORA

Friday, 04 October 2024

This weekend (Oct 4th–6th, 2024) should be a very good weekend for aurora spotting. 2 CMEs are in bound and will arrive on Oct 4 and Oct 6. This will likely result in some pretty impressive aurora at our latitude, if the clouds are willing.

A good source to watch is the ACE satellite. It sits 1.4M km sunward from Earth, measuring the solar wind speed. You can see the data here: ACE SWEPAM DATA. Keep and eye out for the red line showing a southward trend (allows coupling of the magnetic field) and the solar wind speed (yellow trace) increase from the usual 400km/s to well over double.

Last Updated ( Friday, 04 October 2024 )

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