Real-Time Data  [help][faq]

The gauges and displays below depict the real-time data feeds available on the Geomagnetic Observatory Network (GON)

[This Page Updates Dynamically every 5 Minutes] [Solar Wind Data Courtesy ACE]

 

 

Cool Terms [all cool terms]

• Real-time (RT) - the ability of a network or system to function and control processes within 10 minutes of occurring
• Astronomical Unit (AU) - The distance from the Earth to the Sun (averaged); 1 AU is 149,597,870 kilometers (92,960,116 miles).
• Solar Wind - A massive expulsion of gas and energy consisting of charged particles, mostly protons and electrons [plasma] steaming from the Sun. (Average solar wind velocities are approximately 390 kilometers per second).
• Solar Prominence - An eruption of hot gases above the photosphere of the Sun (seen in the sun's photosphere).