Lost Photons Deep Sky Archive
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NOAA SWPC live

Space weather

Solar activity, geomagnetic storms, and whether aurora is worth a dark-sky north horizon check from Sewell, NJ.

Open SWPC Forecast board Tonight
Live Sun

GOES SUVI 304 Å

Open SUVI
GOES SUVI 304 angstrom loop of the solar corona
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Aurora outlook

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Gathering Kp and forecast data for mid-latitude New Jersey.

Planetary Kp

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Geomagnetic scale

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NOAA G-scale for geomagnetic storms (G0 quiet → G5 extreme).

Solar wind

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Live charts

GOES X-ray flux for flare timing and a Kp timeline mixing observed blocks with SWPC forecast.

GOES X-ray flux

0.1–0.8 nm band · last 6 hours

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Planetary Kp timeline

Observed 3-hour blocks plus forecast

Aurora map

24-hour OVATION northern hemisphere replay. Green shows where aurora may be overhead; from New Jersey look for activity pushing south on the map.

NOAA OVATION aurora forecast loop for the northern hemisphere

Loading 24h replay… Open live OVATION

Live loops

SWPC coronagraph, magnetogram, HF absorption, dashboard, solar wind, and propagation views.

Coronagraph

LASCO C3

Open LASCO
LASCO C3 coronagraph loop showing coronal mass ejections
CME watch Loading loop…
Dashboard

SWPC overview

Open SWPC
NOAA space weather overview dashboard animation
Kp · X-ray · proton Auto-refreshing GIF
Solar wind

ACE mag + plasma

Open wind
ACE spacecraft seven-day solar wind magnetometer and plasma animation
7-day trend Bz and speed history
Propagation

WSA-Enlil

Open Enlil
WSA-Enlil solar wind propagation model for Earth
Earth arrival Model snapshot
Magnetogram

SDO HMI

Open HMI
SDO HMI magnetogram loop showing solar active regions
Sunspots Loading loop…
HF absorption

D-RAP global

Open D-RAP
D-RAP global radio absorption model loop
Radio blackout Loading loop…

Sun activity

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10.7 cm radio flux

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Radiation (S)
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Flare risk
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How to use this from NJ

  • Aurora here is usually a low northern horizon show, not overhead curtains.
  • Watch Kp ≥ 5, southward Bz, and the OVATION map pushing equatorward.
  • You need dark sky north — light pollution hides faint red pillars.
  • Pair with the forecast board for clouds and the Tonight go/no-go score before you drive.

SWPC resources

Primary feeds behind this page.

NOAA SWPC home Official U.S. space weather prediction center. GOES SUVI Live extreme-ultraviolet views of the solar corona. OVATION aurora model 30-minute northern hemisphere aurora forecast. LASCO coronagraph Coronal mass ejections leaving the Sun. WSA-Enlil model Solar wind propagation toward Earth. SDO HMI magnetogram Sunspot groups and magnetic active regions. D-RAP absorption HF radio blackout and D-region absorption model. Planetary K-index Geomagnetic activity index and storm scales. Solar wind dashboard Live solar wind speed, density, and magnetic field. NOAA space weather scales G, R, and S storm scale reference.