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Flora, Fauna at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

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Tuesday, 31 January 2023

In this photo from Oct. 14, 2008, a great blue heron stands watch among a pond of water lilies on NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

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Planetary Positions

19.04.2024 at 03:15:49 UTC

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Planet	Longitude
The Sun	29 Ari 33' 48"
The Moon	06 Vir 27' 14"
Mercury	17 Ari 39' 44" R
Venus	17 Ari 14' 53"
Mars	21 Pis 06' 09"
Jupiter	21 Tau 22' 49"
Saturn	15 Pis 31' 45"
Uranus	21 Tau 43' 20"
Neptune	28 Pis 33' 05"
Pluto	02 Aqu 03' 36"

Solar Status

BZ Status:	1
Proton Density:	1.86
Proton Speed:	328.7 k/sec
KP Status:	2.33

Type	Apr 19	Apr 20	Apr 21
Active	25%	30%	35%
Minor	5%	20%	25%
Moderate	1%	5%	5%
Strong	1%	1%	1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT	1.67	2.00	3.00
03-06UT	2.00	1.00	3.67
06-09UT	1.67	2.00	2.67
09-12UT	1.67	1.00	2.67
12-15UT	1.67	2.67	2.00
15-18UT	1.67	2.67	2.00
18-21UT	2.00	3.00	3.00
21-00UT	2.00	3.00	2.00
Solar Activity
Solar activity was at moderate levels. Region 3638 (S18E03, Cri/beta) was responsible for the strongest event of the period, an M2.2 (R1-Minor) flare at 18/0248 UTC. Newly numbered Region 3647 (S10E12, Dac/beta-delta) resides in the middle of a cluster of sunspots in the SE quadrant. Most of the significant sunspot growth over the past 24 hours is between Region 3647 and Region 3645 (S09E10, Dai/beta). The remaining regions were mostly stable or in gradual decay.
Solar Wind
A weakly enhanced solar wind environment prevailed throughout the period. Total magnetic field strength ranged 4-9 nT. The Bz component was primarily oriented northward. Solar wind speeds were in steady decline through the period, from ~410 km/s to near ~330 km/s by the of the UT day.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux was at normal to moderate levels and the greater than 10 MeV proton flux was at background levels.

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