The ChipWitch

Prepping to Study the World’s Water

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Friday, 06 January 2023

The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft is in this early morning photo from Dec. 14, 2022, as preparations for launch continued.

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Planetary Positions

23.12.2024 at 13:48:22 UTC

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Planet	Longitude
The Sun	02 Cap 13' 35"
The Moon	09 Lib 12' 01"
Mercury	10 Sag 21' 43"
Venus	18 Aqu 30' 39"
Mars	04 Leo 16' 49" R
Jupiter	14 Gem 11' 13" R
Saturn	13 Pis 56' 12"
Uranus	23 Tau 51' 56" R
Neptune	27 Pis 12' 06"
Pluto	00 Aqu 48' 46"

Solar Status

BZ Status:	4
Proton Density:	1.64
Proton Speed:	558.2 k/sec
KP Status:	1.00

Type	Dec 23	Dec 24	Dec 25
Active	20%	30%	20%
Minor	5%	15%	5%
Moderate	1%	5%	1%
Strong	1%	1%	1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT	2.33	2.67	2.33
03-06UT	2.67	3.00	2.67
06-09UT	2.00	2.33	2.67
09-12UT	2.00	2.33	2.00
12-15UT	1.00	1.67	2.00
15-18UT	2.00	2.33	0.67
18-21UT	2.00	2.33	2.00
21-00UT	2.67	2.67	2.33
Solar Activity
Solar activity reached high levels this period. Region 3932 (S16E27, Ekc/beta-gamma) produced an impulsive M8.9 flare (R2-Moderate) at 23/1112 UTC; the largest event of the period. Development continued among the cluster of active regions in the SE quadrant. New Region 3936 (N15E48, Dko/beta) was split apart from Region 3934 (N13E35, Cao/beta), and new Region 3937 (S11E73, Axx/alpha) was numbered.
Solar Wind
Solar wind parameters were weakly enhanced this period. Total field reached a peak of 7 nT and Bz varied between +5/-7 nT. Solar wind speeds decreased from a peak of 700 km/s to around 550-600 km/s by the end of the period.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 10 MeV proton flux remained elevated above background but well below the S1 threshold, mostly due to activity that erupted on the far side of the Sun over 20 Dec. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux was at normal and moderate levels.

Solar Monitor

Solar Wind

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