Scienception
News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras and near-Earth asteroids — written for readers in the United Kingdom
Solar wind
speed: 412.0 km/secdensity: 6.8 protons/cm3 more data: Met Office, DSCOVR Updated: Today at 0912 UT 
X-ray Solar Flares
6-hr max: C3 0441 UT [[monthName]] [[day]]24-hr: M1 2118 UT explanation | more data Updated: Today at 0930 UT
Daily Sun: [[day]] [[monthName]] [[year]]
Sunspot groups on the Earth-facing disk carry mixed polarity capable of M-class flares. Credit: illustration for Scienception based on typical SDO/HMI appearance.Sunspot number: 91 What is the sunspot number? Updated [[day]] [[monthName]] [[year]] 
Current Auroral Oval:
Credit: oval visualisation for Scienception. See also AuroraWatch UK
Planetary K-index
Now: Kp= 2.00 quiet24-hr max: Kp= 3.33 unsettled explanation | BGS data
Interplanetary Mag. Field
Btotal: 6.1 nTBz: -2.4 nT south more data: MOSWOC Updated: Today at 0928 UT
Coronal Holes: [[day]] [[monthName]] [[year]]
Solar wind from the marked coronal hole is expected to reach Earth in 2–3 days. Credit: illustration for Scienception.SIDC | more
Spotless Days
Current stretch: 0 days[[year]] total: 2 days (<1%) 2025 total: 0 days (0%) 2024 total: 0 days (0%) Updated [[day]] [[monthName]] [[year]]
The Radio Sun
10.7 cm flux: 132 sfuexplanation | more data Updated [[day]] [[monthName]] [[year]]
SPACE WEATHER
Guidance styled after Met Office MOSWOC products. Updated [[day]] [[monthName]] [[year]] 0000 UTC
UK Forecasts
Mid-latitudes (England, Wales)
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Monday, [[monthName]]. [[day]], [[year]]
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Satellite notes
Tracked objects in orbit: 10,000+ Re-entries of interest this month: 4 visible from the UK Updated [[day]] [[monthName]] [[year]] Sources: Aerospace Corp, ESA debris
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