Dr Tamitha Skov
@tamithaskov.bsky.social
Space Weather Physicist. Forecasting aurora, GPS, HF radio & radiation issues during solar storms. On TV: HISTORY, Weather Channel, PopSci, NASA TV, Arte TV, Crave TV, MIT Technology Review and more.
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Along with the Sun's farside blasts, several solar storms are headed to Earth! Expect a bumpy ride through October 28. Aurora chasers at high latitudes could see decent shows. HF radio & GPS users expect better reception on the dayside. See my latest forecast for more https://youtu.be/-_pYGbD1l00
Here we go! Region 4274 fires a big X1.8-flare now! HF and VHF radio is getting hammered by an R3-level radio blackout. Expect degraded radio & GPS reception over the next hour on Earth's dayside, especially the Western Hemisphere, Hawaii & West Africa (colored regions in map).
November 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Here we go! Region 4274 fires a big X1.8-flare now! HF and VHF radio is getting hammered by an R3-level radio blackout. Expect degraded radio & GPS reception over the next hour on Earth's dayside, especially the Western Hemisphere, Hawaii & West Africa (colored regions in map).
Along with the Sun's farside blasts, several solar storms are headed to Earth! Expect a bumpy ride through October 28. Aurora chasers at high latitudes could see decent shows. HF radio & GPS users expect better reception on the dayside. See my latest forecast for more https://youtu.be/-_pYGbD1l00
October 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Along with the Sun's farside blasts, several solar storms are headed to Earth! Expect a bumpy ride through October 28. Aurora chasers at high latitudes could see decent shows. HF radio & GPS users expect better reception on the dayside. See my latest forecast for more https://youtu.be/-_pYGbD1l00
The new Space Weather Woman forecast is up! Learn the details of the coming solar storms, watch how quickly Regions 4246 and 4248 have grown into X-flare players, and see why aurora photographers smile while HF radio and GPS users from this week. https://www.patreon.com/posts/141259994
October 16, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The new Space Weather Woman forecast is up! Learn the details of the coming solar storms, watch how quickly Regions 4246 and 4248 have grown into X-flare players, and see why aurora photographers smile while HF radio and GPS users from this week. https://www.patreon.com/posts/141259994
Space Weather has picks up in a big way! Region 4246 launches 4 solar storms towards Earth. Region 4248 and 4250 are entering the same hot longitudes and are becoming more active. Expect big flares, HF radio blackouts and & storm launches to continue! Strong Earth-impacts peak October 15-17.
October 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Space Weather has picks up in a big way! Region 4246 launches 4 solar storms towards Earth. Region 4248 and 4250 are entering the same hot longitudes and are becoming more active. Expect big flares, HF radio blackouts and & storm launches to continue! Strong Earth-impacts peak October 15-17.
This is just mesmerizing! The way the #aurora undulates looks almost like an undersea creature swimming. Hard to believe it's this bright on an iPhone. Great capture. Thanks for reporting!
#aurora corona in Southern Manitoba….iPhone video
September 30, 2025 at 7:10 AM
This is just mesmerizing! The way the #aurora undulates looks almost like an undersea creature swimming. Hard to believe it's this bright on an iPhone. Great capture. Thanks for reporting!
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Truly an unbelievable night of aurora up in the Yukon Territory. Thanks for all the tips @vincentledvina.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Truly an unbelievable night of aurora up in the Yukon Territory. Thanks for all the tips @vincentledvina.bsky.social
Reposted by Dr Tamitha Skov
September 30, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Congrats! Thanks for reporting!
September 30, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Congrats! Thanks for reporting!
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Aurora is out tonight!
September 30, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Aurora is out tonight!
If you take long exposures, your cell phone camera might be able to pick up the colors that are too dim for your eyes to see. Thanks for reporting!
Aurora borealis for some tonight at Chicago -- I don't see it but others do with cameras. Bz is below -10 pushing -20 at times
September 30, 2025 at 7:05 AM
If you take long exposures, your cell phone camera might be able to pick up the colors that are too dim for your eyes to see. Thanks for reporting!
Congrats!
September 30, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Congrats!
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The aurora foxes* have been working overtime tonight ✨
📷 @kitakettu.bsky.social & me
📷 @kitakettu.bsky.social & me
September 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The aurora foxes* have been working overtime tonight ✨
📷 @kitakettu.bsky.social & me
📷 @kitakettu.bsky.social & me
Reposted by Dr Tamitha Skov
Forest visitor tonight, good morning
September 30, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Forest visitor tonight, good morning
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Omg look at this GORGEOUS aurora in Posio, Finland happening right now! Beautiful green and red curtains are filling the sky. Europe is getting absolutely bathed in aurora tonight. Amazing stuff!
September 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Omg look at this GORGEOUS aurora in Posio, Finland happening right now! Beautiful green and red curtains are filling the sky. Europe is getting absolutely bathed in aurora tonight. Amazing stuff!
Reposted by Dr Tamitha Skov
One of the best Aurora shows I’ve seen. Legit just stopped and watched it dance. Big camera is shooting. This is just iPhone again.
September 30, 2025 at 5:34 AM
One of the best Aurora shows I’ve seen. Legit just stopped and watched it dance. Big camera is shooting. This is just iPhone again.
This is an auroral phenomenon known as a "sub-auroral" arc or "STEVE." It is occurring because there is an ongoing #solarstorm happening right now. Enjoy the show, but don't trust your GPS navigation signal while under these displays. They can cause it to jump around!
Smoke or Aurora? NW Wyoming
https://www.ufofeed.com/151660/smoke-or-aurora-nw-wyoming/
Just took this photo at 12:15am NW Wyoming saw it at 296 degrees NW. Is this just smoke illuminated somehow? There is no light pollution this direction at all but there also isn’t any aurora borealis reports …
https://www.ufofeed.com/151660/smoke-or-aurora-nw-wyoming/
Just took this photo at 12:15am NW Wyoming saw it at 296 degrees NW. Is this just smoke illuminated somehow? There is no light pollution this direction at all but there also isn’t any aurora borealis reports …
Smoke or Aurora? NW Wyoming
Just took this photo at 12:15am NW Wyoming saw it at 296 degrees NW. Is this just smoke illuminated somehow? There is no light pollution this direction at all but there also isn’t any aurora borealis reports today!by TheGeer
www.ufofeed.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:01 AM
This is an auroral phenomenon known as a "sub-auroral" arc or "STEVE." It is occurring because there is an ongoing #solarstorm happening right now. Enjoy the show, but don't trust your GPS navigation signal while under these displays. They can cause it to jump around!
The stealthy #solarstorm has passed. Now the interaction region ahead of the fast solar wind has arrived! This "bow wave" of sorts has brought us #aurora as far south as Kansas and Oklahoma tonight. Shows are waning slowly, but New Zealand and Tasmania might still get a chance to catch some views!
September 30, 2025 at 6:56 AM
The stealthy #solarstorm has passed. Now the interaction region ahead of the fast solar wind has arrived! This "bow wave" of sorts has brought us #aurora as far south as Kansas and Oklahoma tonight. Shows are waning slowly, but New Zealand and Tasmania might still get a chance to catch some views!
Reposted by Dr Tamitha Skov
Yowza! #aurora in Southern Manitoba @tamithaskov.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Yowza! #aurora in Southern Manitoba @tamithaskov.bsky.social
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The geomagnetic storm has resumed and maybe US.
Planetary K-index
Now: Kp= 5.33 storm
24-hr max: Kp= 5.33 storm
explanation | more data
Interplanetary Mag. Field
Btotal: 13.12 nT
Bz: -13.00 nT south
📸 Auroras
Taken by Jong Park on September 29, 2025 @ Fossholl, Iceland Spaceweather.com
Planetary K-index
Now: Kp= 5.33 storm
24-hr max: Kp= 5.33 storm
explanation | more data
Interplanetary Mag. Field
Btotal: 13.12 nT
Bz: -13.00 nT south
📸 Auroras
Taken by Jong Park on September 29, 2025 @ Fossholl, Iceland Spaceweather.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The geomagnetic storm has resumed and maybe US.
Planetary K-index
Now: Kp= 5.33 storm
24-hr max: Kp= 5.33 storm
explanation | more data
Interplanetary Mag. Field
Btotal: 13.12 nT
Bz: -13.00 nT south
📸 Auroras
Taken by Jong Park on September 29, 2025 @ Fossholl, Iceland Spaceweather.com
Planetary K-index
Now: Kp= 5.33 storm
24-hr max: Kp= 5.33 storm
explanation | more data
Interplanetary Mag. Field
Btotal: 13.12 nT
Bz: -13.00 nT south
📸 Auroras
Taken by Jong Park on September 29, 2025 @ Fossholl, Iceland Spaceweather.com
The stealthy #solarstorm has arrived and it is beginning to really look good for #aurora shows, despite being pretty slow. Aurora chasers in the Western and those down under should get some decent periodic brightenings through morning as substorms ramp up!
September 29, 2025 at 7:17 AM
The stealthy #solarstorm has arrived and it is beginning to really look good for #aurora shows, despite being pretty slow. Aurora chasers in the Western and those down under should get some decent periodic brightenings through morning as substorms ramp up!
Reposted by Dr Tamitha Skov
Aurora…
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#Aurora #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights #StormHour #NightPhotography #outerhebrides #Scotland @tamithaskov.bsky.social
(23.09.2025, 22.00 BST)
#Aurora #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights #StormHour #NightPhotography #outerhebrides #Scotland @tamithaskov.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Aurora…
(23.09.2025, 22.00 BST)
#Aurora #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights #StormHour #NightPhotography #outerhebrides #Scotland @tamithaskov.bsky.social
(23.09.2025, 22.00 BST)
#Aurora #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights #StormHour #NightPhotography #outerhebrides #Scotland @tamithaskov.bsky.social
High latitude #aurora chasers get a bit of a show due to the fast solar wind and embedded stealthy #solarstorm this week. Amateur #radio operators & #GPS users could see more noisy signals too. Learn the details in the new #SpaceWeatherWoman forecast: patreon.com/posts/139843...
September 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
High latitude #aurora chasers get a bit of a show due to the fast solar wind and embedded stealthy #solarstorm this week. Amateur #radio operators & #GPS users could see more noisy signals too. Learn the details in the new #SpaceWeatherWoman forecast: patreon.com/posts/139843...
Reposted by Dr Tamitha Skov
Auroras start at about 9 min.
I loved last pic explainer on satellite locations w/tiny view top left: Red is Earth facing from NOAA, green is STERO-A, and the blue is from Solar Orbiter (ESA).
Space Weather Spotlight
#SpaceWeatherWoman
@tamithaskov.bsky.social
VIDEO
www.patreon.com/posts/secret...
I loved last pic explainer on satellite locations w/tiny view top left: Red is Earth facing from NOAA, green is STERO-A, and the blue is from Solar Orbiter (ESA).
Space Weather Spotlight
#SpaceWeatherWoman
@tamithaskov.bsky.social
VIDEO
www.patreon.com/posts/secret...
September 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Auroras start at about 9 min.
I loved last pic explainer on satellite locations w/tiny view top left: Red is Earth facing from NOAA, green is STERO-A, and the blue is from Solar Orbiter (ESA).
Space Weather Spotlight
#SpaceWeatherWoman
@tamithaskov.bsky.social
VIDEO
www.patreon.com/posts/secret...
I loved last pic explainer on satellite locations w/tiny view top left: Red is Earth facing from NOAA, green is STERO-A, and the blue is from Solar Orbiter (ESA).
Space Weather Spotlight
#SpaceWeatherWoman
@tamithaskov.bsky.social
VIDEO
www.patreon.com/posts/secret...
Want to know why we had so much #aurora this week? Check out the secret magnetic island inside the coronal hole that sent the fast solar wind! Learn more in this week's #SpaceWeatherWoman forecast & see how much activity we should expect from regions rotating into view! patreon.com/posts/139005...
September 16, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Want to know why we had so much #aurora this week? Check out the secret magnetic island inside the coronal hole that sent the fast solar wind! Learn more in this week's #SpaceWeatherWoman forecast & see how much activity we should expect from regions rotating into view! patreon.com/posts/139005...
Reposted by Dr Tamitha Skov
Some really cool aurora tonight in the northern suburbs of Chicago, along Lake Michigan @tamithaskov.bsky.social @vincentledvina.bsky.social @wickydubswx.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Some really cool aurora tonight in the northern suburbs of Chicago, along Lake Michigan @tamithaskov.bsky.social @vincentledvina.bsky.social @wickydubswx.bsky.social