Section 02 · Flagship
Space Weather
Live geomagnetic activity and the equatorward aurora visibility line from NOAA SWPC — how far south the oval currently reaches.
Kp now
0.3
Estimated planetary Kp
Solar wind
—
km/s · SWPC summary
Aurora edge
64°N
Equatorward visibility line
X-ray
C2.5
GOES long-band class
Solar storm replay
Carrington-style framing from NASA DONKI — scrub historical GST Kp, M/X flares, and Earth-aimed CMEs.
static archive · deploy-safe
2024-05-08 → 2024-05-13
Gannon Storm
The strongest geomagnetic storm in two decades — auroras reported into the southern U.S. and Europe.
Peak Kp
9
M/X flares
87
Fast/Earth CMEs
15
Storm timeline
Scrub GST Kp
Notable flares
X1.0
2024-05-08T01:41Z · N25W60
M3.4
2024-05-08T02:27Z · S20W10
M1.8
2024-05-08T03:27Z · S20W10
M1.9
2024-05-08T03:42Z · S20W10
M3.5
2024-05-08T04:30Z · S21W10
X1.0
2024-05-08T05:09Z · S22W10
M7.1
2024-05-08T06:53Z · S21W18
M4.5
2024-05-08T07:41Z · N25W61
CME highlights
870 km/s
2024-05-08T05:36Z
1156 km/s
2024-05-08T12:24Z
828 km/s
2024-05-08T19:12Z
1257 km/s
2024-05-08T22:24Z
1561 km/s
2024-05-09T09:24Z
1236 km/s
2024-05-09T18:23Z
1332 km/s
2024-05-10T07:12Z
678 km/s
2024-05-10T21:17Z
Planetary Kp
NOAA 3-hour Kp · last 32 intervals
0 calm → 9 extreme
Aurora visibility
OVATION model equatorward edge · forecast 2026-10-03T21:27:00Z
283 pts
Aurora oval · 3D / WebXR
Rotating Earth with the live OVATION equatorward oval. Enter VR to stand above the storm-marked globe.
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globe.gl · three.js VRButton