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Good Night, Moon

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Wednesday, 15 May 2024

An illuminated waning gibbous moon contrasts the deep black of space as the International Space Station soared 270 miles over the Southern Ocean.

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Planetary Positions

20.09.2024 at 22:52:40 UTC

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Planet	Longitude
The Sun	28 Vir 27' 29"
The Moon	08 Tau 33' 31"
Mercury	20 Vir 02' 15"
Venus	27 Lib 22' 24"
Mars	09 Can 23' 57"
Jupiter	20 Gem 47' 01"
Saturn	15 Pis 03' 49" R
Uranus	27 Tau 06' 07" R
Neptune	28 Pis 31' 00" R
Pluto	29 Cap 44' 46" R

Solar Status

BZ Status:	0
Proton Density:	0.81
Proton Speed:	405.8 k/sec
KP Status:	1.33

Type	Sep 21	Sep 22	Sep 23
Active	25%	20%	10%
Minor	10%	10%	5%
Moderate	1%	1%	1%
Strong	1%	1%	1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT	1.67	2.33	1.33
03-06UT	2.00	2.00	1.33
06-09UT	2.33	2.00	1.67
09-12UT	3.00	2.00	1.33
12-15UT	3.00	2.00	1.33
15-18UT	2.33	2.00	1.33
18-21UT	2.33	2.00	1.67
21-00UT	2.33	2.33	1.67
Solar Activity
Solar activity was at low levels. All numbered active regions exhibited signs of minor evolution. However, only low-level C-class X-ray events were observed in the past 24 hours. A slow-moving CME, first observed in LASCO/C2 after 19/0600 UTC, appears to have originated from a broad area in the higher latitudes of the NW quadrant. Analysis and modeling of the event suggested no Earth-directed component was produced. No other potentially Earth-directed signatures were identified in available coronagraph imagery.
Solar Wind
Solar wind parameters were slightly enhanced due to possible weak transient influence. Solar wind speed were mostly between 400-450 km/s. Total magnetic field strength ranged from 4-9 nT. The Bz component was primarily oriented southward, with a maximum southward deflection of -9 nT. Phi angle was positive.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux briefly reached high levels with a maximum flux of 1,230 pfu at 19/1745 UTC. The greater than 10 MeV proton flux was at background levels.

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