A Solar Storm Nearly Clips Parker Solar Probe | Solar Storm Forecast 06.12.2020

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This week our Sun gives us more eye-candy as we have two new-cycle, bright regions in Earth view. One is region 2765 and it is the largest new-cycle sunspot we have seen to date. These regions are boosting the solar flux into the low 70s, which means radio propagation on Earth's dayside is staying in the marginal range. Although there arent any Earth-directed solar storms, we did have a far-side launch of a solar storm this week. the intriguing thing is that it nearly clipped the Parker Solar Probe spacecraft, which is just finishing its 5th perihelion pass (closest approach to our Sun was on June 7th). This solar storm is also making news because it is the first strong "Halo CME" to be seen as we rise out of solar minimum. That it was so clearly seen in Earth-based coronagraphs means that these solar storms are once again growing stronger. Learn the details of this near miss of Parker Solar Probe, catch up on aurora photos from recent solar storming, and see what else our Sun has in store this week!
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Solar Photography:
Stacey Fox, Michigan, USA:
https://twitter.com/StaceyFoxArtist/status/1269412804504825858

Aurora Photography:
Anne Marie Gutschlag, Invercargill, New Zealand:
https://twitter.com/AnneMarie224/status/1267243521116827648
Yuichi Takasaka, Lumby, British Columbia, Canada:
https://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=162905
Donna, Southern Manitoba, Canada:
https://twitter.com/LachDonna/status/1267676626311053313
Deb Maluk, Sandy Lake, Manitoba, Canada:
https://twitter.com/dmaluk1/status/1266657685664968708
Gunjan Sinha, Kenaston, Saskatchewan, Canada:
https://twitter.com/gunjansinha2017/status/1268260919890477056
Notanee, Bourassa, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada:
https://twitter.com/DJHardwired/status/1266828969367797760
Gaswerks, Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
https://twitter.com/gaswerks/status/1267847859283451905
Alan Dyer, Southern Alberta, Canada:
https://twitter.com/amazingskyguy/status/1266798091773960192
Siv Heang, Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
https://twitter.com/hoodoos84/status/1269059558808252417
Harlan Thomas, NorthWest of Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
https://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=162923
Jo Lukinchuk, Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Canada:
https://twitter.com/JLukinchuk/status/1266772535229718532
Greg Ash, Northern Minnesota, USA:
https://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=163085
Derick Wilson, Duluth, Minnesota, USA:
https://twitter.com/TheUmno/status/1266616690651140097
NEOC Starcam, Maine, USA:
https://twitter.com/TheUmno/status/1266622672470974475
Bob Conzemius, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA:
https://twitter.com/BobConzemius/status/1266651592612184064