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Monday, 07 October 2024

Flying aboard Voyagers 1 and 2 are identical "golden" records, carrying the story of Earth far into deep space. This gold aluminum cover was designed to protect the gold-plated records from micrometeorite bombardment, but also serves a double purpose in providing the finder a key to playing the record.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Planetary Positions

20.12.2024 at 15:54:38 UTC

Planet	Longitude
The Sun	29 Sag 15' 38"
The Moon	04 Vir 16' 37"
Mercury	08 Sag 04' 29"
Venus	15 Aqu 15' 58"
Mars	04 Leo 53' 15" R
Jupiter	14 Gem 33' 08" R
Saturn	13 Pis 45' 28"
Uranus	23 Tau 57' 20" R
Neptune	27 Pis 10' 40"
Pluto	00 Aqu 43' 45"

Solar Status

BZ Status:	7
Proton Density:	2.66
Proton Speed:	489.8 k/sec
KP Status:	3.00

Type	Dec 20	Dec 21	Dec 22
Active	10%	10%	10%
Minor	5%	5%	5%
Moderate	1%	1%	1%
Strong	1%	1%	1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT	1.67	1.67	1.67
03-06UT	1.33	1.33	1.33
06-09UT	1.33	1.33	1.33
09-12UT	1.33	1.33	1.33
12-15UT	1.67	1.33	1.33
15-18UT	1.33	1.33	1.67
18-21UT	1.67	1.67	1.33
21-00UT	1.33	1.67	1.67
Solar Activity
Solar activity reached moderate levels with four R1 (Minor) events observed. The largest event was an M3.8 flare at 19/1534 UTC from Region 3928 (S17E56, Dao/beta-gamma). Regions 3927 (S11E51, Eki/beta-gamma) and 3928 underwent growth, and new Regions 3930 (S20W29, Cai/beta), 3931 (N23E39, Bxo/beta), and 3932 (S18E69, Dai/beta-gamma) were numbered this period. The remaining regions were either stable or in decay. No Earth-directed CMEs were detected in available data.
Solar Wind
A mildly enhanced solar wind environment prevailed throughout the period. Total field strength reached 8 nT and the Bz component ranged between +/-7 nT. Solar wind speeds ranged between 400-510 km/s and the phi angle was mostly negative.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux was at normal to moderate levels and the greater than 10 MeV proton flux was at near-background levels.

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