A Dark Coronal Hole, A Total Solar Eclipse, and a Parting Shot | Space Weather News 02 April 2024

Learn more about Operational Space Weather Fundamentals: Our Sun calms down a little bit in terms of big solar flares, but a chance for aurora still comes due to a big coronal hole rotating through the Earth-strike zone this week. Fast solar wind should arrive around April 4th and could bring aurora shows briefly to mid-latitudes. These shows will quiet down before the total solar eclipse on April 8, so amateur radio operators should enjoy quiet conditions for the numerous propagation parties during the eclipse. The big flare players are also rotating to the Sun’s farside and so radio noise, including radio blackouts on Earth’s dayside, should be at a minimum. Learn the details of the coming fast wind, discover some fun activities to be had during the total solar eclipse, and see what else our Sun has in store! This Space Weather News forecast sponsored in part by Millersville University: 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.