Goodbye Trio of Sunspots Hello Fast Solar Wind | Solar Storm Forecast 05.02.2021

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This week activity slows down just a bit as we watch a trio of sunspots rotate off the west limb of the Earth-facing Sun. This means the solar flux has been dipping down into the low 70s and solar flare activity has also dropped off for now. The cool thing is that we do have several new active regions on the Sun's farside that look to be flare-active and which are launching solar storms as well. However, it will be a few days yet until they rotate into Earth-view. Until then, amateur radio operators should expect barely marginal radio propagation over the next few days until things improve. In addition, we have several small coronal holes rotating int through the Earth-strike zone, which are giving us pockets of fast solar wind. Aurora photographers at high latitudes should expect some decent aurora views through mid-week while photographers at mid-latitudes might catch a few sporadic glimpses over the next few days. GPS users should also be careful near dawn and dusk as GPS/GNSS reception might be a irregular there as well as anywhere near where aurora is active. Learn the details of the coming fast wind, catch up on aurora photos from recent solar storms, and see what else our Sun has in store this week.
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For a more in-depth look at the data and images in this video see links from my previous forecasts. I am saving this space for links to aurorafield reporter pictures highlighted this week.

Aurora Field Reporter Photography:
Adrien Mauduit, Senja, Norway:
https://twitter.com/NightLights_AM/status/1383728766057259016
I Need Space, Tromsø, Norway:
https://twitter.com/INSVideos/status/1384072629682802692
Göran Strand, Östersund, Sweden:
https://twitter.com/Astrofotografen/status/1383439998154801156
Jeff Davey, Whitehills, Scotland:
https://twitter.com/jeff_davey7/status/1383613301658046466
Chris Cogan, Muie, Scotland:
https://twitter.com/cogie_s/status/1383773773564833796
John-GM7PBB, Hebrides, Scotland:
https://twitter.com/GM7PBB/status/1385724984081924102
Noorderlichtjagers, Terschelling, the Netherlands:
https://twitter.com/Noorderlichtja1/status/1384142987941191689
Live Aurora Network, Iceland:
https://twitter.com/LiveAuroraNetw1/status/1384925572586000388
Chris Auld, Yellowknife, Canada:
https://twitter.com/newwestminer/status/1386424090207035394
Bill Magee, Northwest Ontario, Canada:
https://twitter.com/88skywatcher88/status/1383558307437109254
Donna, Plumas, Manitoba, Canada:
https://twitter.com/LachDonna/status/1388731301042302977
Kim Hines, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
https://twitter.com/KimHinesSN/status/1383945952512208896
Justin Anderson, Southern Manitoba, Canada: https://twitter.com/AuroraJAnderson/status/1383550033824337925
Gunjan Sinha, Saskatchewan, Canada:
https://twitter.com/gunjansinha2017/status/1384340339301834752
Barb Quinney, Saskatchewan, Canada:
https://twitter.com/BarbQuinney/status/1383672471820247046/photo/4
Steph Cassin, Torquay, Saskatchewan, Canada:
https://twitter.com/stephedgar87/status/1387935746779017216
T3h B33's Kn33s, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada:
https://twitter.com/T3hB33sKn33s/status/1386546449391960064
Tracy Kerestesh, Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada:
https://twitter.com/tracyportraits/status/1386196752961728519
Glen Bell, Kathyrn, Alberta, Canada:
https://twitter.com/GlenBellWX/status/1384150149430071312
Dylan Kaniski, Drumheller, Alberta, Canada:
https://twitter.com/KaniskiDylan/status/1385115923791499265
Team Tanner, Alix, Alberta, Canada:
https://twitter.com/dartanner/status/1383387508856147975
Liz Ruskin, Anchorage, Alaska, USA:
https://twitter.com/lruskin/status/1386247351946268672­
Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA:
https://twitter.com/ItsAstroKota/status/1383869667538706447
Alex Resel, Peever, South Dakota, USA:
https://twitter.com/aresel_/status/1386390866852413442
Vincent Ledvina, Park Rapids, Minnesota:
https://twitter.com/Vincent_Ledvina/status/1383892006053634052
Levi Johnson, Flight over Duluth, Minnesota, USA:
https://twitter.com/levikj/status/1383986413071331329
Jake Stehli, Winona, Minnesota, USA:
https://twitter.com/eljakeo30/status/1383636844835868677
Kevin Palmer, Rothiemay, Montana, USA:
https://twitter.com/krp234/status/1383807385290956803
Noel Bowman, east of Seattle, Washington, USA:
https://twitter.com/NoelBowman13/status/1383581738044035082
UW-Madison, CIMSS, VIIRS in LEO over Central Canada:
https://twitter.com/UWCIMSS/status/1384118038237114381