Space Weather Daily Update for 8 February, 2018
science·@deanlogic·
0.000 HBDSpace Weather Daily Update for 8 February, 2018
## Solar Flare, Comet Diving In, Volcano Waking Finally some real activity on the Earth Facing disc. We are in a solar minimum and there is a lack of sunspots. But, right now there are 2 on the disc and one just released a little solar flare. As the northern coronal hole departs, we have one incoming at the center. It should increase earthquake risk, however the last few coronal holes have not produced much as far as geomagnetic activity goes. The Planetary K-index is in the green still. ### Earthquakes and volcanoes of note Taiwan is still shaking heavily. The Gulf of Alaska is still shaking and a spreading where it is shaking. * [5.2 magnitude earthquake](https://earthquaketrack.com/quakes/2018-02-08-00-54-16-utc-5-2-6) near Hualian, Taiwan, Taiwan * [5.6 magnitude earthquake](https://earthquaketrack.com/quakes/2018-02-08-11-04-01-utc-5-6-211) near the Aleutian Islands * [5.3 magnitude earthquake](https://earthquaketrack.com/quakes/2018-02-08-09-52-47-utc-5-3-10) near Reuleuet, Aceh, Indonesia * [5.6 magnitude earthquake](https://earthquaketrack.com/quakes/2018-02-08-02-29-14-utc-5-6-10) near Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen aka North Pole All of this movement in the north pole region, in my opinion, must be due to [the pole shift](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQyjxTi6Jpw&t=3s). ### Space Objects Beyond the 3 Near-Earth Objects(NEO) listed in the next 5 close approach image, there are 3 newly spotted NEOs for February, all about the size of an airplane or smaller. ### Other News * [Mapping a Merger](http://www.eso.org/public/images/comparisons/potw1806a/) image reveals the aftermath of a catastrophic collision between two galaxies, which happened about one billion years ago. * [Towards a better prediction of solar eruptions](http://www2.cnrs.fr/en/3059.htm). Scientists have developed a model capable of predicting the maximum energy that can be released during a solar flare, which could have potentially devastating consequences for the Earth. Just in time. * [Cold & Warm Episodes by Season](http://origin.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/ensostuff/ONI_v5.php). Get your massaged data, here! Get your massaged data! * [National Climate Report - January 2018](https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/national/201801) * [Erie, Pennsylvania, Has Broken Its All-Time Snow Season Record](https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2018-02-06-erie-pennsylvania-close-to-record-snowiest-winter-season). More than 150 inches, normally 70. In other future news Erie, Pennsylvania will have the warmest year in 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL0HXQDqoxM ~ Ben Davidson (Suspicious0bservers ) at [SuspiciousObservers.org](http://www.suspicious0bservers.org/) I am ***not affiliated*** with Ben Davidson or his work. I am a subscriber to SuspiciousObservers YouTube channel. * [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 <center>  </center> <center>  </center> Source: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/planetary-k-index ### Asteroid Watch <center>  </center> `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 | |---|---|---|---| |[(2018 BL1)](https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2018%20BL1)| 2018-Feb-09 | 0.04223 | 57 m - 130 m | |[511684 (2015 BN509)](https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=511684)| 2018-Feb-09 | 0.03298 | 190 m - 430 m | |[(2018 CB)](https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2018%20CB)| 2018-Feb-09 | 0.00047 | 18 m - 39 m | |[(1991 VG)](https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2018%20CX)| 2018-Feb-11 | 0.04711 | 5.3 m - 12 m | |[(2018 CX)](https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2018%20CX)| 2018-Feb-11 | 0.01451 | 24 m - 54 m | Close Approach Database Source: https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/