Weather, Cloud Cover, Moon Phase, Night Sky and Aurora Forecast

By Dr. Robert Berdan
Jan 30, 2012

Current Aurora Alerts from SpaceWeather.com

Jan. 27th, at 18:37 UT (11:37 am Calgary Time) an X-FLARE was released from the sun from departing sunspot 1402. Flares are rated A, B, C, M and X with X class being the biggest and potentially destructive. NOAA forecasters estimate a 15% chance of geomagnetic storms at high latitudes. View animation showing the coronal mass discharge - it will just miss the earth when its edge passes by our planet on Jan. 30-31. The recent M9 class flare on Monday January 23 hit the earth on Tuesday, January 24 producing brilliant auroras in Norway, but only faint aurora in the Calgary area - see article. Stay tuned for updates on this new X2 class flare and be on the lookout for the Aurora between Jab 28 and Jan 31. NOAA forecasters estimate a 30% chance of minor geomagnetic storms on Jan. 30th in response to a possible glancing blow from a coronal mass ejection (CME).

Calgary Latitude: 51.05515
Calgary Longitude: -114.06244
Calgary Local Time Click Here:

		Calgary Weather Office Environment Canada Calgary Weather Forecast Banff Weather Forecast Kananaskis Weather Forecast Drummheller Weather Forecast Waterton Weather Forecast Yellowknife Weather Forecast Canada Weather Map
		Calgary Sunrise and Sunset time Banff Sunrise and Sunset time
		AMA road conditions and cameras around Alberta Alberta Highways Cameras Calgary and Banff Weather Cams by RASC
		World Sunlight Map - Shows map of parts of the world in light and ark
		CURRENT MOON lunar phases
		View Moon calendar for any specific month of the year. Monthly Dark Sky Calendar based on the moon Moonrise and set - RASC
		Space Weather.com Sunspots, Aurora, Current Aurora Oval, Solar Wind Solar Terrestrial Activity SOHO Solar and Helisospheric Observatory - information about the Sun Current Solar Data from NOAA SOLAR ACTIVITY MONITOR CURRENT SUN Solar X-rays:   Geomagnetic Field:   >
		Weather Forecast for Astronomy - shows map of Canada and current cloud cover
		Real Time Aurora Satellite images Canadian Space Science Data Portal - Real Time Aurora Oval 3 Hr planetary KP index THEMIS - GBO Real Time Data from across Canada
		Canada space weather and aurora forecast by region Canada space weather forecast by magnetic activity 27 days Solar Terrestrial Dispatch - Sterling AB - Aurora forecast Astronomy North - Aurora Forecast in Yellowknife, NT Astronomy North - Current sunspots and Live AuroraMax photos Astronomy North Solar Cycle Update Aurora Forecast for White Horse in the Yukon Aurora Forecast for Northern Canada by Alaska Institute
		University of Alberta Aurora watch based on magnetic field readings updates every 12 seconds.
		RASC Calgary Center - Viewing Tonight Web page - similar to this page includes night sky map What's up in the Sky - this weeks Sky at a Glance at Sky and Telescope Free Night Sky Maps for the Northern Hemisphere that can be printed (optimized for 41 N).
Click to view enlarged map - click on coloured squares to see detailed map of Western Canada and cloud location		Alberta CloudCover Map Clear Sky Chart for Calgary, Alberta Cleardarksky.com/csk/ View Clear Sky Charts for other cities in Alberta To see CMC's full map for a particular hour, click on a colored block. The CMC map your browser will load will be the map closest to the hour you picked. The time on the CMC map might look odd because it's in GMT, while the blocks on the chart are in local time.
		Down load a free program that shows you an interactive Map with location of sun and moon rise and set at any particular location and date - requires Adobe Air. Download at: stephentrainor.com/tools

Click here or on the picture Above to view the Aurora live in Yellowknife - the picture on the right updates every 5 seconds (note the camera is only operational when its dark) .

Additional Aurora Web sites

• Viewing the Aurora in Summer - when you can and can't see the Aurora
• Aurora links
• Aurora Forecast at Soft Serve News
• NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
• Canadian Space Agency Aurora Max Live views of Aurora in Yellowknife
• Swedish Institute of Space Physics real time aurora monitoring
• NOAA Space weather prediction center - Solar Wind, Aurora and Solar Cycle Progression
• NOAA Tips on Viewing the Aurora
• NASA Solar Cycle 24
• Aurora Max Slide Show and Information Canadian Space Agency
• THEMIS Canada real time auroral images everry 6 seconds

Aurora and Space Science Research - For Geeks only

• The Interplanetary Field and the Bz index as used to predict the Aurora
• The Relationship between the Kp value and the Aurora
• The Relationship between the Kp and the Aurora by NOAA
• Solar Flares and Classification at Wikipedia
• University of Calgary Aurora Research
• A Study of the Realationships between the Aurora Borealis and Geomagnetic Disturbances PhD Thesis - 1954 PDF
• Study of Aurora Relates Sound And Electric Field Effects - MSc Thesis 2005
• The Sound of the Aurora - theories on why some folks might be able to hear the Aurora
• Simulating the spectral and intensity characteristics of the aurora
• Radar and Optical observations of the Aurora - PDF
• Simulating the Aurora with Software - University of Calgary
• Latitude 64 Aurora Photos by Jan Curtis
• Aurora Research by Dr. Eric Donovan University of Calgary
• Aurora Research contributions by Dr. Eric Donovan Univ. Calgary - PDF
• Aurora All Sky Quicktime movie by Dr. Eric Donovan
• Telus Spark Astronomy Events in Calgary
• Neave.com Interactive star sky maps - planetarioum software

Aurora Articles and Photo Galleries by Robert Berdan

• Gallery 1 Aurora Borealis by Robert Berdan
• Gallery 2 Aurora Borealis by Robert Berdan
• Time Lapse Photography of the Aurora Borelais by Robert Berdan
• Aurora Borealis along the Ingraham Trail outside Yellowknife by Robert Berdan
• Photographing the Aurora around Calgary by Robert Berdan
• Arctic Adventure III - Aurora Borealis by Robert Berdan
• Chasing Caribou and the Northern Lights by Robert Berdan
• Photographing the Night Sky with your DSLR camera by Robert Berdan
• Photographing the Aurora Borealis "Northern Lights" with your Digital Camera by Robert Berdan

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