BARREL Daily Update: December 31st.

Happy New Years Eve! 

This morning we had the launch of 2I from Halley at 1144 UT and there is a possibility of another launch this afternoon from SANAE. 

Ground Weather:

SANAE IV: 

Temp.: -6 C

Wind speed: 10 knots 

Halley 6: 

Temp.: -5.1 C

Wind speed: 5 knots 

Payloads up: Possible launch from SANAE

SANAE IV: none  

Halley 6:  2T, 2I

Payloads coming down:

none 

Collection times for EFW:

2013-12-31 (nice pass just to West of stations)
A: 16:00 - 18:00 (mlts from 12 - 13.5)
     19:45 - 21:45 (mlts from 14.5 - 16)
B: 17:15 - 19:30 (mlts from 12-14)
     20:00 - 22:30 (mlts from 14-16)

2014-01-01 (pass quite a ways to the West of stations)
A: 19:15 - 20:45 (mlts from 12 - 13)

     23:00 - 2014-01-02/00:30 (mlts from 14.5 - 16)

B: 20:00 - 21:30 (mlts from 11 - 13)

2014-01-02 (pass quite a ways to the West of stations)
B: 00:30 - 02:00 (mlts from 15 - 14.9)

2013-01-02

A: 17:15-18:45 (MLTs 15-17)       Partial pass b/t stations

B: 14:00-15:30 (MLTs 11.6-13) Pass b/t stations

B: 17:40-19:40 (MLTs (14.5-16) Pass just west of stations

2013-01-03

A: 16:00-17:30 (MLTs 11.5-13) Pass to West of stations

A: 19:10-21:40 (MLTs 14-16.5)

B: 17:10-18:40 (MLTs 11.5-13)

B: 21:15-22:45 (MLTs 14.5-16)

2013-01-04 to 2013-01-05   Far to West pass

A: 18:50-20:20 (MLTs 11.3-12.8)

A: 22:50-00:20(jan5)   (MLTs 15-16)

B: 20:15-21:40 (MLTs 11.5-13)

2013-01-05      

A: 16:20-18:20 (MLTs 14.5-16.2)   pass b/t stations

B: 00:40(jan5) - 2:00(jan5)   (MLTs 15-16.3)

B: 14:20-16:20 (MLTs 11.6-13.4)   pass b/t and West of stations

B: 18:00-20:00 (MLTs 14.3-16.3)

Halley Bay :

very quiet

GOES Electron Flux:

The electron flux is normal and expected to stay normal over the next three days.

GOES Proton Flux:

The proton flux has returned to normal and is expected to stay normal over the next three days. 

Space Weather from Spaceweather.com and SWPC.noaa.gov 

Solar wind speed: 383.6 km/s 

Solar proton density: 8.1 cm^(-3)  

Sun spot number: 93 

NOAA has the likelihood of a M class flare at 35% and a 10% chance of an X class flare.  

Kp is quiet 

kp = 2 with a 24 max of kp = 2

Bz = 2.6 nT north

Btotal = 4.5 nT  

There is a coronal hole starting to show up on the Eastern limb of the sun which may be able to reach us on Jan 2 - 3. This coronal hole appears to be more equator ward than the previous one and is thought that it may merge with a glancing blow of a CME which will hit on Jan. 1st and possibly produce some activity.  

From Kyoto:

AE: quiet.

Dst: quiet.