## Space Weather, Coronal Hole, Mars, Black Hole
The last 24 hours on the Earth Facing Disc is quiet. No sunspots, no solar flares, no coronal mass ejections (CME).  The solar winds are decreasing and the Planetary K-index is in the green levels. The large coronal hole is still passing and we should see an uptick in activity in about two days. 

### Earthquakes and volcanoes of note
* [5.4 magnitude earthquake](https://earthquaketrack.com/quakes/2018-02-22-07-19-28-utc-5-4-10) near Amahai, Indonesia
* [5.0 magnitude earthquake](https://earthquaketrack.com/quakes/2018-02-22-05-48-58-utc-5-0-10) Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
* [5.0 magnitude earthquake](https://earthquaketrack.com/quakes/2018-02-21-23-44-56-utc-5-0-16) near Katastárion, Ionian Islands, Greece
* [5.0 magnitude earthquake](https://earthquaketrack.com/quakes/2018-02-21-23-10-39-utc-5-0-10) near Hualian, Taiwan, Taiwan

### Space Objects
No new Near-Earth Objects(NEO) in the database.   Space is kind of boring sometimes. 

##### Today’s Launches
* Falcon 9 • Paz & Microsat-2a and 2b - multiple delays before, launched this morning
> A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Paz satellite for Hisdesat of Madrid, Spain. Built by Airbus Defense and Space, Paz carries a radar imaging payload to collect views of Earth for government and commercial customers, along with ship tracking and weather sensors. Two test satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network will also launch on the Falcon 9. The Falcon 9 rocket will launch with a previously-flown first stage.

~ source: https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/

### Other News
* [HYPERVELOCITY IMPACT TESTING](http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2018/02/Hypervelocity_impact_testing).  Because space travel is dangerous.
* [Amateur astronomer captures rare first light from massive exploding star](http://news.berkeley.edu/2018/02/21/amateur-astronomer-captures-rare-first-light-from-massive-exploding-star/).  Maybe we should start crowd sourcing all of science. 
* [Some black holes erase your past](http://news.berkeley.edu/2018/02/20/some-black-holes-erase-your-past/). Go in a black hole and come out as Dr. Sam Beckett of Quantum Leap. 
* [ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter is done.](http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/Surfing_complete), but it's final spin around Mars was a first. 
* [Global Temperature and Precipitation Maps](https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/temp-and-precip/global-maps/201801#global-maps-select). Get your fixed data, here!

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* [Space Weather News](http://spaceweathernews.com/)
* [Quake Watch](http://quakewatch.net/)
* [Earth Changes](http://earthchanges.org/) - mobile app
* [STARWATER](http://www.suspicious0bservers.org/starwater/)

### Space Weather
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Source: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/planetary-k-index

### Asteroid Watch
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`Average distance between Earth and the moon is about 239,000 miles (385,000 kilometers).`
Source: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroidwatch/

| Object  | Flyby Date   | AU distance   | Approximate Sixe  |
|---|---|---|---|
|[(2016 CO246)](https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017%20VR12)| 2018-Feb-22 | 0.03909 | 16 m - 36 m |
|[(2017 DR109)](https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2018%20BK7)| 2018-Feb-24 | 0.00947 | 8.0 m - 18 m |
|[(2018 CE14)](https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2015%20DK200)| 2018-Feb-24 | 0.01330	| 20 m - 45 m |
|[(2016 FU12)](https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2016%20SR2)| 2018-Feb-26 | 0.03380	 | 11 m - 25 m | 
|[(2018 DA)](https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2010%20GD35)|	2018-Feb-26 | 0.02818 | 39 m - 88 m |

Close Approach Database
Source:  https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

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