K Index

[Bilco]

Fanciers interested in learning about the K Index and the solar disc in general, might like to look at the Stanford University site, specifically dedicated to this study. It can be found at  http://solar-center.stanford.edu/solar-weather/pigeons.html   Cheers, Bill.

[Guest]

keeps coming up page cant be found bill is the site down or what

[Guest]

http://www.pigeonnavigation.com/

[Tony C]

http://solar-center.stanford.edu/solar-weather/pigeons.html

[Bilco]

Look at your Search site, is it ticked at "Search the web" or "Search UK". I have just accessed the site, it is there. Cheers,

[Wiley]

bilco , on the pigeon navigation website this saturday 21st is in the red , what do you suggest regards racing?  

[Bilco]

Hi Ryan, The Pigeon Navigation forecast site you mean?  I don't know where he gets his data from, because I can see nothing to indicate poor conditions this weekend.  It doesn't mean that he is wrong, just maybe he knows something I don't !  Weather wise (rain etc) is looks poor, but insofar as Solar radiation is concerned there is "nothing on the clock" as far as I can see.

[Wiley]

ok thanks bilco, i find these topics very interesting, thanks once again

Ryan

[Ronnie]

Issued: 2007 Jul 17 1329 UTC

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SIDC URSIGRAM 70717

SIDC SOLAR BULLETIN 17 Jul 2007, 1314UT

SIDC FORECAST (valid from 1230UT, 17 Jul 2007 until 19 Jul 2007)

SOLAR FLARES  : Quiet conditions (<50% probability of C-class flares)

GEOMAGNETISM  : Quiet (A<20 and K<4)

SOLAR PROTONS : Quiet

PREDICTIONS FOR 17 Jul 2007  10CM FLUX: 072 / AP: 002

PREDICTIONS FOR 18 Jul 2007  10CM FLUX: 071 / AP: 003

PREDICTIONS FOR 19 Jul 2007  10CM FLUX: 070 / AP: 018

COMMENT: Geomagnetic activity is expected to remain quiet for the next

~36 hours then rise to unsettled to active levels. The solar wind speed

is currently dropping while the IMF remains weak. Judging by the

morphology of the recurrent coronal hole in comparison to previous

rotations, we expect the associated fast stream to arrive somewhat later

this time. Solar activity is expected to remain low to very low with

slight chance of an isolated event from NOAA AR 0963 (Catania 49) during

its decay phase.

 

 

 

 

TODAY'S ESTIMATED ISN  : 011, BASED ON 07 STATIONS.

 

SOLAR INDICES FOR 16 Jul 2007

WOLF NUMBER CATANIA    : 033

10CM SOLAR FLUX        : 073

AK CHAMBON LA FORET    : 006

AK WINGST              : 005

ESTIMATED AP           : 003

ESTIMATED ISN          : 020, BASED ON 14 STATIONS.

 

NOTICEABLE EVENTS SUMMARY

DAY BEGIN MAX  END  LOC    XRAY OP  10CM RADIO BURST TYPES     Catania NOAA NOTE

NONE

END

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This was yesterdays email

Bilco could you explain what it means please as i look and to be honest i dont know what i'm looking at.

[Wiley]

lol looks confusing

[Guest]

:B :B :B

lol looks confusing

:B :B :B                   youre not alone ...........................                                                            andy

 

 

[Guest]

http://www.pigeonnavigation.com/

:o looking at this site ,would you advise me not to train on wednesday or ?? any posotive comments welcomed .                                                           andy

 

 

[Guest]

This week's terrestrial weather forecast given on Landward yesterday, you inherit a south-moving band of rain which covers everything south of Scoottish Borders to English channel.    :'(

[Bilco]

Hi Ronnie, Sorry, been otherwise engaged elsewhere, did not see your request at Post 8.

 

All that you really need to view was the statement under "COMMENT" - which gives a brief statement of the predicted situation for 36 hours.  The Index was low, and gave little problem. Last weekend's weather, continuing into this week as Bruno points out, is much more of a problem to fanciers at present. There was (this morning) no sunspot activity visible.  Cheers, Bill.

[Guest REDFOXKRAUTHS]

well it was a bad race for every one in the south west racing in all difrent places