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Wednesday, 13 April 2022

What looks like a red butterfly in space is in reality a nursery for hundreds of baby stars, revealed in this infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.

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Planetary Positions

09.05.2024 at 18:32:03 UTC

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Planet	Longitude
The Sun	19 Tau 36' 49"
The Moon	11 Gem 18' 01"
Mercury	23 Ari 25' 23"
Venus	12 Tau 40' 37"
Mars	07 Ari 00' 50"
Jupiter	26 Tau 10' 52"
Saturn	17 Pis 21' 37"
Uranus	22 Tau 53' 37"
Neptune	29 Pis 10' 43"
Pluto	02 Aqu 05' 32" R

Solar Status

BZ Status:	-3
Proton Density:	4.18
Proton Speed:	412.7 k/sec
KP Status:	1.33

Type	May 9	May 10	May 11
Active	35%	25%	15%
Minor	25%	35%	25%
Moderate	5%	20%	30%
Strong	1%	5%	25%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT	1.67	3.33	5.67
03-06UT	2.33	4.00	5.33
06-09UT	2.00	4.00	5.33
09-12UT	2.67	4.33	5.00
12-15UT	3.33	4.33	5.00
15-18UT	3.67	5.00	5.00
18-21UT	2.67	5.33	4.67
21-00UT	2.67	5.33	4.67
Solar Activity

Solar Wind
The solar wind environment reflected near-background conditions, with the exception of slightly elevated solar wind speeds, likely attributed to residual CH HSS influence. Total field strength was steady near 3 nT, the Bz component had no significant southward deflections, Phi remained in a positive orientation, and solar wind speeds averaged near 470 km/s.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux was at normal to moderate levels and the greater than 10 MeV proton flux was steady at background levels.

Solar Monitor

Solar Wind

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