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The Venus transit of the Sun was not visible in Belgium because it happened for the biggest part during the night and because of the bad weather this morning. But, the rare phenomenon was recorded from beginning to end by a Belgian instrument onboard the satellite PROBA2.
On June 6th 2012, a Venus transit of the Sun took place. It was visible as a black circle crossing the solar disk. From Belgium, we could only see the transit for a short period, as it was nighttime in Belgium for the majority of the transit, and it was only visible very early this morning. However, the ESA satellite PROBA2 observed the transit from the beginning to the very end from a front row seat in orbit! The event was recorded by SWAP, a Belgian EUV telescope onboard PROBA2 which filmed this rare event. We will have to wait until 2117 for the Earth, Sun and Venus to line up again. So, the next Venus transit will take place in 105 years!
Last night, at 0:03 Belgian time, Venus seemed to touch the Sun before starting its transit. At 5:31 Belgian time, the Sun started to rise in Ukkel. It took a little bit longer before the Sun was high enough above the horizon to spot Venus. At 06:56 Belgian time, the black disk of Venus disappeared from sight. But, the micro-satellite PROBA2 orbiting the Earth at a height of 700 km, could observe the Venus transit completely. The hours of first and last contact differ however a little: from the point of view of PROBA2, Venus commenced its transit of the Sun on June 6th at 00:17 Belgian time and finished by 6:50 Belgian time.
In simulations as well as in the SWAP EUV movie, Venus seems to move up and down on the solar disk. This can be explained by PROBA2’s orbit around the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole and back to the North Pole. The satellite thus observes the Sun sometimes from ‘above’ and sometimes from ‘below’ the Earth. This creates the illusion that Venus moves up and down in the images, but in fact it is PROBA2 that is moving up and down.
The Venus transit was an opportunity for the scientists of the Royal Observatory of Belgium to check out their telescopes and calculations. Since Venus ‘touched’ the Sun exactly at the predicted time, they obtained re-assurance that PROBA2’s orbit is accurately known.
The contrast of the images is limited by stray light in the telescope. Ideally Venus should block all the sunlight and should have appeared completely black. By measuring the amount of (undesired) light in the ‘Venus spot’, we learned a lot about the stray-light in the SWAP optical system.
by Dr. Alexander Mangold
In the framework of the BELATMOS project RMI participates together with the Aeronomy institute and Ghent University in the scientific research at the Belgian research station Princess Elisabeth at Utsteinen, East Antarctica. The objective of the project is to contribute to the long-term monitoring of the chemical and particle composition of the Antarctic atmosphere, and to quantify the UV irradiation. A suite of 8 complementary ground-based instruments have been set up for this purpose. Such measurements are important because aerosols play an essential role in atmospheric physics and chemistry. E.g., they attenuate, scatter and absorb solar and thermal radiation, re-distributing by this way energy, and influencing thus photochemical reactions, the temperature at the surface and within the atmosphere, and exerting a positive or negative radiative forcing. The precise measurement of the total amount of atmospheric ozone and its evolution is important because the Antarctic ozone hole is still developing every year in austral spring. In addition, the ground-based measurements can also be used for validation of satellite retrievals or global transport or climate models. The presentation will give an overview of the instrument set up at Princess Elisabeth station and first results of the past seasons (including some months of winter data) will be shown and discussed.
June 13, 14:00 in the conference room of the RMI
Flaring activity was confined to B level in the beginning of the week. From Wednesday May 30 to Sunday June 3, the Sun produced at least one C flare per day, yielding a total of nineteen C flares. The main contribution was delivered by NOAA AR 11493 (returning region 11476) and NOAA AR 11496. At the end of the week, NOAA AR 11496 produced an M3.3 flare peaking at 17:55 UT on June 3.
In the beginning of the week, the Earth left a slow (around 350 km/s) solar wind flow
with 4 nT average Interplanetary Magnetic Field to enter a region of intermediate solar
wind speeds up to 480 km/s and Interplanetary Magnetic Field strength up to 10 nT. From
Thursday May 31 to Sunday June 3, solar wind speeds were near 350 km/s while the
Interplanetary Magnetic field varied between 5 and 10 nT. The geomagnetic field was at
quiet levels (K Dourbes less than 4) throughout the week, except for a few hours on Sunday
June 3, when active conditions prevailed (K Dourbes = 4) due to Bz values below -5 nT.
| DAY | BEGIN | MAX | END | LOC | XRAY | OP | 10CM | TYPE | Cat | NOAA | NOTE |
| 3 | 1748 | 1755 | 1757 | M3.3 | 320 | V/2 II/2 | 64 | 1496 |
| LOC: approximate heliographic location | TYPE: radio burst type |
| XRAY: X-ray flare class | Cat: Catania sunspot group number |
| OP: optical flare class | NOAA: NOAA active region number |
| 10CM: peak 10 cm radio flux |
On June 3 a GOES M3.3 class flare was observed (Figure 1), with the start and peak time at 17:48 and 17:55 UT, respectively. The flare originated from Catania sunspot group 64 (NOAA AR 1496) situated at that moment close to the east solar limb, and was the strongest flare in the last few weeks. The associated CME did not arrived to the Earth and/or caused any geomagnetic disturbances.
The radio signatures of the shock wave, type II radio burst, triggered by this flare/CME event were observed by the HUMAIN Callisto radio spectrometer (Figure 1 and Figure 2). Using the frequency drift of the type II burst the shock speed of about 1100 km/s was estimated. The metric type III bursts observed at about 17:53 UT are indicating the impulsive phase of the flare.
The type II burst observed by HUMAIN seems to be rather faint, which is due to the stationary position of the radio antenna at the moment of the flare. In this time of the year the HUMAIN antenna is ‘tracking’ the Sun from about 7:30 UT until about 16:30 UT. Figure 2 shows dynamic spectrum with increased contrast to better stress type II radio burst.
The Solar-Terrestrial Center of Excellence is a scientific project
which aims at the creation of an international expert center and the
valorization of Solar and Solar-Terrestrial research and services. The
STCE clusters the know-how of 3 Belgian Federal
institutes:Royal Observatory of Belgium ROBRoyal Meteorological Institute RMIBelgian Institute for Space Aeronomy BISAThe STCE is built upon existing experience present in the 3 institutes related to Solar-Terrestrial physics and operates in a strong collaborative spirit within the international
environment: we expect strong benefits from joint work within the
networks
created by ESA (SWWT, SWENET), EU (COST, FP7) and others (ISSI, ...).This document gives the first complete activity report of the STCE, covering the start-up phase 2007-2008.
http://www.spaceweather.eu/en/repository/show?id=14
The report is a compilation of the activities done in 2010 within the frame of the STCE: progress in research, new or up-tuned applications and products, supporting and coordination activities.
http://www.spaceweather.eu/en/repository/show?id=181
Presentation given at the workshop 'Retrieval of Aerosol Properties from Satellite and Ground-Based Measurements' in the frame of the annual STCE meeting 2012
http://www.spaceweather.eu/en/repository/show?id=186
Presentation given during the workshop 'Retrieval of Aerosol Properties from Satellite and Ground-Based Measurements' held in the frame of the STCE annual meeting 2012
http://www.spaceweather.eu/en/repository/show?id=187
Presentation given during the workshop 'Retrieval of Aerosol Properties from Satellite and Ground-Based Measurements' in the frame of the STCE annual meeting 2012.
http://www.spaceweather.eu/en/repository/show?id=188
Presentation given during the workshop 'Retrieval of Aerosol Properties from Satellite and Ground-Based Measurements' in the frame of the STCE annual meeting 2012.
http://www.spaceweather.eu/en/repository/show?id=189
Presentation given during the workshop 'Retrieval of Aerosol Properties from Satellite and Ground-Based Measurements' in the frame of the STCE annual meeting 2012.
http://www.spaceweather.eu/en/repository/show?id=190
Presentation given during the workshop 'Retrieval of Aerosol Properties from Satellite and Ground-Based Measurements' in the frame of the STCE annual meeting 2012.
http://www.spaceweather.eu/en/repository/show?id=191
This presentation was given in the frame of the STCE annual meeting of 2012.
http://www.spaceweather.eu/en/repository/show?id=193
This workshop wrap up was presented during the STCE annual meeting 2012.
http://www.spaceweather.eu/en/repository/show?id=194
Presentation given during the workshop 'Alfven Waves and Turbulence in Solar-Terrestrial Plasmas' organised in the frame of the STCE annual meeting 2012.
http://www.spaceweather.eu/en/repository/show?id=195
Presentation given during the workshop 'Alfven Waves and Turbulence in Solar-Terrestrial Plasmas' organised in the frame of the STCE annual meeting 2012.
http://www.spaceweather.eu/en/repository/show?id=196
Presentation given during the workshop 'Alfven Waves and Turbulence in Solar-Terrestrial Plasmas' organised in the frame of the STCE annual meeting 2012.
http://www.spaceweather.eu/en/repository/show?id=197
Presentation given during the workshop 'Alfven Waves and Turbulence in Solar-Terrestrial Plasmas' organised in the frame of the STCE annual meeting 2012.
http://www.spaceweather.eu/en/repository/show?id=198
Presentation given during the workshop 'Alfven Waves and Turbulence in Solar-Terrestrial Plasmas' organised in the frame of the STCE annual meeting 2012.
http://www.spaceweather.eu/en/repository/show?id=199
Presentation given during the workshop 'Alfven Waves and Turbulence in Solar-Terrestrial Plasmas' organised in the frame of the STCE annual meeting 2012.
http://www.spaceweather.eu/en/repository/show?id=200
This workshop wrap up was presented during the STCE annual meeting 2012.
http://www.spaceweather.eu/en/repository/show?id=201
Presentation given during the workshop 'Radio Science' organised in the frame of the STCE annual meeting 2012.
http://www.spaceweather.eu/en/repository/show?id=202
Presentation given during the workshop 'Radio Science' organised in the frame of the STCE annual meeting 2012.
http://www.spaceweather.eu/en/repository/show?id=203
Presentation given during the workshop 'Radio Science' organised in the frame of the STCE annual meeting 2012.
http://www.spaceweather.eu/en/repository/show?id=204
Presentation given during the workshop 'Radio Science' organised in the frame of the STCE annual meeting 2012.
http://www.spaceweather.eu/en/repository/show?id=205
Presentation given during the workshop 'Radio Science' organised in the frame of the STCE annual meeting 2012.
http://www.spaceweather.eu/en/repository/show?id=206
Presentation given during the workshop 'Radio Science' organised in the frame of the STCE annual meeting 2012.
http://www.spaceweather.eu/en/repository/show?id=207
Presentation given during the workshop 'Radio Science' organised in the frame of the STCE annual meeting 2012.
http://www.spaceweather.eu/en/repository/show?id=208
This workshop wrap up was presented during the STCE annual meeting 2012
http://www.spaceweather.eu/en/repository/show?id=209
This is the wrap up of the work presented during the workshop 'Retrieval of Aerosol Properties from Satellite and Ground-Based Measurements' that was organised in the frame of the STCE annual meeting 2012.
http://www.spaceweather.eu/en/repository/show?id=192
The presentation is the avant première of the workshop 'Water vapour, meteorology and climate' that will be organised in the frame of the STCE annual meeting 2012.
http://www.spaceweather.eu/en/repository/show?id=210
This is the wrap up of the work presented during the workshop 'Radio Science' that was organised in the frame of the STCE annual meeting 2012.
http://www.spaceweather.eu/en/repository/show?id=211
Start : 2012-06-17 - End : 2012-06-22
The Thirteenth International Solar Wind
Conference, organized by the
University of Alabama in Huntsville's Center of Space Plasma
and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) and
the the University of California, Berkeley's Space Sciences
Laboratory, will take place at Sheraton Keauhou Resort on Big
Island, Hawaii, USA, from 17 to 22 June 2012. Please note that
scientific sessions will start on Monday 18 June.
The conference will conform to the traditional solar wind
themes, addressing the current
state of knowledge in the relevant fields of solar and heliospheric
physics. In particular, the conference will focus on the physics
ofthe corona, the origin and acceleration of the solar wind
, its dynamical interactions
throughout the heliosphere
and the interstellar medium and its
boundaries. The program will be composed of both invited lectures
and contributed talks and posters.
Website: http://www.sw13.org/
Start : 2012-06-25 - End : 2012-06-29
SHINE stands for Solar Heliospheric and INterplanetary
Environment. It is an affiliation of researchers within the solar,
interplanetary, and heliospheric communities, dedicated to
promoting an enhanced understanding of the processes by which
energy in the form of magnetic fields and particles are produced by
the Sun and/or accelerated in interplanetary space and on the
mechanisms by which these fields and particles are transported to
the Earth through the inner heliosphere
.
SHINE research focuses in particular upon the connection between
events and phenomena on the Sun and their relation to solar wind
structures in the inner heliosphere
. The goal of SHINE activities is
to enrich and strengthen both physical understanding and predictive
capabilities for these phenomena.
Website:
http://shinecon.org/Current%20Meeting.htm
Start : 2012-06-25 - End : 2012-06-28
Toulouse will host the most important players in the global
aerospace industry, particularly those focusing on space
applications. It will provide the opportunity to meet with more
than 1000 experts, service providers, clients, users, researchers
and students from all over the world.
Website:
http://www.toulousespaceshow.eu/tss12/en/
Start : 2012-07-01 - End : 2012-07-06
We have the pleasure to invite you in July 2012 to attend the
European Week of Astronomy and Space Science, the now classical
Ewass meeting, formely known as Jenam. In 2012, the meeting will
take place in Rome, Italy, at the Pontificia UniversitÃ
Lateranense.
Website:
http://www.ifsi-roma.inaf.it/ewass2012/
Start : 2012-07-03 - End : 2012-07-19
The Sun is our closest and most well studied celestial object.
From the beginnings of human civilizations, the Sun has played a
major role in their development, and in the rituals and customs
that can still be perceived in the modern world. Unprecedented
advances and new missions have revealed the real complexity of the
Sun. New missions like SDO, SolarProbe Plus and other satellite
missions (RHESSI, SOHO
, TRACE
, YOHKOH
, etc.) provide information that
may help to unveil the secrets of our star
. The Observatorio Astronomico
Nacional and the Universidal Nacional de Colombia organises an
International Summer School in Solar Physics, with the purpose of
promoting the solar research in Colombia and help in the personal
development of postgraduate students and young postdocs in this
area from other countries.
The International Summer School is intended to provide an
advanced training in the field of solar physics to last year
ungraduate students who are willing to write their final work in
any area of solar physics, postgraduate students, and young
post-docs having already some initial work in the fields of solar
physics.
Website:
http://www.observatorio.unal.edu.co/eventos/solarschool/
Start : 2012-07-04 - End : 2012-07-07
The Sun is the most important astronomical object for humankind
with solar activity having a direct impact on Earth. From a
fundamental point of view the Sun offers an exceptional physics
laboratory where the interactions of the astrophysical plasma
and the magnetic field can be
studied in detail.
The BUKS workshops on MHD waves and oscillations of the solar
atmosphere is organised by the following research groups from
Belgium, Spain and the UK:
* The Centre for Plasma
Astrophysics, Katholieke
Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
* The Solar Physics & Space Plasma
Research Centre, University of
Sheffield, UK
* The Solar & Magnetospheric Theory Group, University of
St Andrews, UK
* The Centre for Fusion, Space & Astrophysics,
University of Warwick, UK
* The Solar Physics Group, Universitat de les Illes Balears,
Spain
* The Astrophysics Research Centre, Queen's University
Belfast, UK
BUKS2012 will also honour the contributions of Prof Marcel
Goossens to the field of MHD waves and offer an opportunity to
celebrate his 65th birthday.
Website:
https://habu.pst.qub.ac.uk/groups/buks2012/
Start : 2012-07-08 - End : 2012-07-11
The 23rd Annual NASA
Space Radiation Investigators'
Workshop will be held July 8-12, 2012, at the Washington Duke Inn,
Durham, North Carolina. The purpose of this workshop is to provide
an opportunity for active researchers in the NASA
Space Radiation Program to share
the results of their work and to explore new directions for
research that may benefit the NASA
program. The workshop format will
include plenary sessions, poster sessions, and a poster contest to
recognize and honor student investigators. In addition, there will
be special sessions on space physics and technology allowing
opportunities for a comprehensive discussion on NASA's overall
space radiation protection goals.
Principal investigators receiving NASA
funds (including those from the
NASA
/DOE joint program and the NSBRI)
are required to attend; principal investigators funded by the
Department of Energy are strongly encouraged to attend. Although
attendance at the workshop is by invitation only, other scientists
with a legitimate interest in space radiation research are also
welcome. If you wish to attend, please send your requests directly
to
. Requests should be accompanied by an explanation of
your relationship to the Space Radiation Program and the type of
contribution you wish to make.
Website:
http://www.dsls.usra.edu/meetings/radiation2012/
Start : 2012-07-11 - End : 2012-07-15
From 11th-15th of July 2012 international researchers, policy
makers, business leaders and global media will gather in the
Convention Centre in Dublin, Ireland to take part in the
Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF), 2012. A science conference like no
other, ESOF 2012 is unique in representing the largest convergence
of the Sciences, Humanities and Culture in Europe in 2012. Some of
the keynote speakers at ESOF 2012 will include Craig Venter,
Rolf-Dieter Heuer, Charles Bolden, Mary Robinson, and Bob
Geldof.
Website: http://www.esof2012.org/
Start : 2012-07-14 - End : 2012-07-22
The 39th COSPAR Scientific Assembly will be held at the Global
Education Centre, 2 Infosys Training Centre Mysore, Karnataka India
from 14 - 22 July 2012. This Assembly is open to all bona fide
scientists.
Website:
http://www.cospar-assembly.org/
Start : 2012-07-16 - End : 2012-07-27
The CISM Space Weather
Summer School is a 2-week intensive
program targeted to first-year graduate students but also attended
by undergraduates and space weather
professionals. The daily schedule
includes morning lectures, followed by afternoon laboratory
sessions where students further explore the day's topics using
CISM model simulations, observational data, and sophisticated
visualization tools. CISM is making the laboratory materials
publicly available for use by others, for example to supplement
lecture courses or for student independent study. The deadline for
applications is May 1.
Website:
http://www.bu.edu/cism/SummerSchool/overview.html
Start : 2012-07-23 - End : 2012-07-27
The Department of Astronomy and Geodynamics of the University of
Warmia and Mazury (UWM) is hosting the 2012 IGS Workshop.
This workshop will be composed or plenary sessions with invited
oral presentations, and afternoon sessions composed of poster
sessions and IGS Working Group splinter meetings. For this workshop
we are soliciting abstracts for the poster sessions.
The key dates for this workshop are as follows:
* Poster Abstract Submissions: March 25 - April 30, 2012.
* Registration: March 25- May 28, 2012.
* Hotel Reservations: March 25- May 28, 2012.
* Workshop: July 23 - July 27, 2012.
Website:
http://www.uwm.edu.pl/kaig/igs_workshop_2012/
Start : 2012-08-06 - End : 2012-08-10
The IRC's International Radiation Symposium 2012 provides a
forum for the scientific community to exchange recent results and
evolving ideas relevant to many areas of atmospheric radiation.
Quadrennially convened, the IRS assembles a global network of
scientists and students engaged in studies pertaining to the
Earth-atmosphere-Sun system, and encourages international
cooperation in radiation research crucial to understanding and
predicting Earth's dynamic climate and habitability. The IRC
invites you to Berlin and welcomes your participation in this
endeavor.
Website: http://irs2012.org/
Start : 2012-08-13 - End : 2012-08-17
An international body established since 2003, the Asia Oceania
Geosciences Society (AOGS) aims to promote geosciences and advance
its applications for the benefit of humanity in Asia and
Oceania.
Sessions:
* Atmospheric Sciences
* Biogeosciences
* Hydrological Sciences
* Ocean Sciences
* Planetary Sciences
* Solar & Terrestrial Sciences
* Solid Earth Sciences
* Interdisciplinary Working Groups
Website:
http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2012/public.asp?page=home.htm
Start : 2012-08-13 - End : 2012-08-16
You will have a noticed the slight re-branding of these
workshops from 'Image' to 'Information' processing. We think it is
time to expand the attention of these workshops to discuss more
generally how information about the Sun can be derived, stored,
shared, transformed and analyzed using appropriate techniques from
many other disciplines. We will still be covering image processing
and computer vision techniques applied to solar physics, but we
will also be including other topics such as machine learning, data
mining and new computing strategies. The re-branding simply
acknowledges and makes explicit what the community has been doing
to determine the physics of the Sun.
Link: http://www.sipwork.org/
Start : 2012-08-14 - End : 2012-08-17
There will be 7 sessions, with 2 invited speakers per session.
The following speakers have been invited to Hinode-6:
Website:
http://www-solar.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~hinode6/Hinode-6/Welcome.html
Start : 2012-08-20 - End : 2012-08-31
In August 2012 China will for the first time host the General
Assembly of the International Astronomical Union in Beijing. This
triennial gathering of astronomers from around the world to discuss
and debate the most recent discoveries about the universe is an
important part of the vitality of our science. Astrophysics remains
one of the most exciting areas of human endeavor, and the venue of
the Beijing GA will be equally impressive: the new China National
Convention Center that is housed in the Olympic Park in a
beautiful, spacious building and area that is full of amenities for
conference participants and visitors.
The contributions of Chinese astronomy to human knowledge and
our understanding of the cosmos have been of historical
significance, from the earliest to modern times. GA participants
will have an opportunity to experience the wide range of
astronomical activities now taking place in China that include new
projects, facilities, and institutes. They will also report on, and
hear, the latest research results from every field of astronomy. An
exciting scientific programme is being developed that will hold the
interest of everyone. I am pleased to welcome all Union members and
invited guests to join us in Beijing for what will be a memorable
General Assembly.
Website:
http://www.astronomy2012.org
Start : 2012-08-22 - End : 2012-08-23
We are pleased to announce the Fermi Solar Data Analysis
Workshop to be held at Goddard Space Flight Center on August 22-23,
2012. Although primarily an Astrophysics observatory, the Fermi
Gamma-ray Space Telescope, and its Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM)
and Large Area Telescope (LAT), provide unique capabilities in the
8 keV - 300 GeV band to monitor and study both the quiescent and
flaring Sun. Fermi has already made many observations of solar
X-ray and gamma-ray emissions, and many more can be anticipated
during the next few years with the peak in solar activity expected
in 2013.
This workshop is meant to be informal and interactive. It will
start with reviews of X-ray and gamma-ray solar studies to date,
including results already obtained with the Fermi observatory.
Extensive tutorials will be given on both GBM and LAT data analysis
techniques, with time set aside for hands-on practice on your own
laptop. We invite all of those interested in learning more about
Fermi's Solar capabilities, and interested in interacting with
experts in the field, to attend this 2-day workshop.
Website:
http://fermi.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/mtgs/workshops/da2012_solar/
Start : 2012-09-10 - End : 2012-09-14
We are pleased to announce that the fifth Solar Orbiter Workshop
will take place in Brugge, Belgium from Monday September 10 to
Thursday September 13. Friday September 14 will be dedicated to a
Science Working Team (SWT) meeting. The workshop will focus on the
science questions addressed by this exciting and recently approved
mission, which is a partnership between ESA
and NASA
. The scientific synergy of Solar
Orbiter with Solar Probe Plus and other missions will also be
highlighted.
Website:
http://www.stce.be/solarorbiter5/
Start : 2012-09-17 - End : 2012-09-26
The International Space Weather
Initiative (ISWI) is a program of
international cooperation to advance the space weather
science by a combination of
instrument deployment, analysis and interpretation of space weather
data from the deployed instruments
in conjunction with space data, and communicate the results to the
public and students. ISWI is a follow-up activity to the successful
IHY 2007, but focusing exclusively on space weather
. The goal of the ISWI is to
develop the scientific insight necessary to understand the science,
and to reconstruct and forecast near-Earth space weather
. This includes instrumentation,
data analysis, modeling, education, training, and public outreach.
ISWI has conducted many programs not only to popularise space
science all over the world but also to create favorable conditions
for joint research and training in some sort of global framework.
In the framework of IHY and ISWI, some research groups have been
established in several countries. In order to establish the strong
space research group, particularly in Asia-Oceania countries, a
training to the young students and researchers is necessary. In the
framework of this program, the Space Science Center of National
Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN) is honored to host the
2012 ISWI and MAGDAS School in Space Science, the school to young
solar physicists and geophysicists, to be held on 17-26 September
2012 in Bandung Indonesia.
Website:
http://iswimagdas2012.dirgantara-lapan.or.id/
Start : 2012-09-18 - End : 2012-09-20
In-situ observations by spacecraft provide [note in no
particular order] the ground truth for comparison and constraining
models, have transformed our ideas of the heliosphere
, provide a natural laboratory for
plasma
physics, have challenged our
pre-conceived ideas, and have discovered completely unexpected
phenomena. This workshop will focus on in-situ observations of the
heliosphere
made by the unprecedented suite of
instruments currently returning observations, including the STEREO
spacecraft, near-Earth spacecraft
(ACE,WIND
, SOHO
) and the Voyager spacecraft that
are probing the region approaching the heliopause. It is a follow
on from the ACE/WIND
/STEREO
... workshop held in Kennebunkport
in June 2010. The program will include an overview of recent
results from current missions, invited presentations, and splinter
sessions with a heavy emphasis on discussion. These sessions will
focus on the solar cycle variations, solar wind
, solar energetic particles,
suprathermal ions, coronal and interplanetary transients, and
anomalous and galactic cosmic rays.
Website:
http://stereo.ssl.berkeley.edu/meetings/Sept.2012meeting/
Start : 2012-09-20 - End : 2012-09-23
Every year, the International Meteor
Organization (IMO) organizes the
International Meteor
Conference (IMC). This conference
deals with all aspects of meteor
observation as well as the
underlying physics and is aimed at both amateurs and
professionals.
The International Meteor
Organization (IMO) will hold the
31st annual International Meteor
Conference (IMC) on La Palma,
Canary Islands, Spain, from 20 till 23 September, 2012. The
conference will be organized by the Astro Travels agency in
collaboration with the Cabildo of La Palma island authority which
will sponsor this event.
Website:
http://www.imo.net/imc2012/
Start : 2012-09-24 - End : 2012-09-28
The 21st European Conference on RADIATION AND ITS EFFECTS ON
COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS will be held in Biarritz, France, on
September 24-28, 2012.
The aim of RADECS conferences is to provide an annual European
forum for the presentation and discussion of the latest advances in
the field of radiation effects on electronic and photonic
materials, devices, circuits, sensors, and systems. The scope of
the conference encompasses technological processes and design
techniques for producing radiation tolerant systems for space,
aeronautical or terrestrial applications, as well as relevant
methodologies for their characterization and qualification. The
conference features a technical program, an Industrial Exhibit, and
one day meeting on ground effects offered on September 24
(RADGROUND). The technical program includes oral and
postersessions.
The areas of interest for contributions to be submitted to
RADECS 2012 include, but are not limited to:
* Basic mechanisms of radiation effects in electronic and
optical materials
* Space, atmospheric and terrestrial environments
* Radiation effects on electronic and photonic devices, circuits
and systems
* Radiation effects on sensors and emerging devices
* Technology and design hardening
* Radiation hardness assurance
* Irradiation facilities and testing
Website: http://radecs2012.org
Start : 2012-10-01 - End : 2012-10-05
At the forthcoming 63rd International Astronautical Congress in
Naples a special session on the theme 'Effects of Space Weather
on GEO
Satellites' will be held as part of
the 25th Symposium on Space Policy, Regulations and Economics.
This session will discuss case histories and mechanisms of
effects of space weather
on GEO
satellites, models for prediction,
and mitigation approaches. We would like to invite you to consider
submitting abstracts for this session.
The call for papers can be found at
The
deadline for abstract submission is 29 February 2012.
http://www.iafastro.org/docs/2012/iac/IAC2012_CallForPapers.
Website: http://www.iac2012.org/
Start : 2012-10-22 - End : 2012-10-24
2012 - 2013 is expected to be years with high solar activity.
This can trigger larger solar storms which can generate geomagnetic
induced currents (GIC
) on the earth. GIC
can affect the normal operation of
specific industrial operations and critical infrastructure (e.g
power grids, telecom, navigation systems, etc).
During space weather
events, like solar storms, electric
currents in the magnetosphere
and ionosphere
experience large variations, which
manifest also in the earth's magnetic field. These variations
induce currents (GIC
) in conductors operated on the
surface of the earth. Electric transmission grids and buried
pipelines are common examples of such conductor systems. GIC
can cause problems, such as
increased corrosion of pipeline steel and may disturb and possible
damaged high-voltage power transformers and it can also have
damaging effects on communication systems, navigation systems and
oil and gas operations.
Vulnerable industries are the oil and gas industry, railways,
telecommunication industry, navigation industry and not at least
the society, which is very vulnerable concerning short or long term
interruption of critical infrastructure.
The conference will focus on increasing the general knowledge of
solar storms, space weather
and GIC
and the possible consequences for
different industries and critical infrastructure, and look into
reasonable means of protection, and consider possible early warning
solutions.
Website:
http://www.tiems.info/about-tiems/oslo-conference-2012.html
Start : 2012-11-05 - End : 2012-11-09
We are pleased to announce that the Ninth European Space Weather
Week will take place at the
Académie Royale de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium between 5
and 9 November 2012.
This meeting is being jointly organised by the Solar-Terrestrial
Centre of Excellence (STCE), ESA
, the SWWT and the COST ES0803
communities. The local organisation is done by the STCE. This event
will continue to build on the advances made during the first eight
European Space Weather
Weeks held between 2004 and
2011.
Website:
http://www.sidc.be/esww9/
Start : 2012-11-06 - End : 2012-11-09
The International Symposium on Solar-Terrestrial Physics will be
held during November 6 - 9, 2012 at the Indian Institute of
Science, Education and Research, Pune, India. This meeting under
the aegis of the SCOSTEP is expected to draw leading scientists
from around the world in the increasingly important,
interdisciplinary fields of Solar activity and its impact on
geospace and life on the Earth. With major observational solar
facilities being planned in India, this meeting is especially
pertinent in the Indian context.
The meeting is expected to involve professional scientists as
well as graduate students, and will have a mixture of invited and
contributed talks and posters. There will also be a one-day
tutorial for the benefit of young people beginning work in the
field of solar-terrestrial physics.
Website:
http://www.iiserpune.ac.in/~isstp2012/
Start : 2012-11-12 - End : 2012-11-16
As we emerge from one of the deepest and longest solar minima on
record, with a new and powerful eye on the Sun -SDO- we invite all
those with an interest is solar activity to gather in beautiful
Palm Cove, Australia to review and assess our current knowledge and
understanding of our magnetic star
, and to experience the awe and
wonder of a total solar eclipse on November 14, 2012.
Website:
http://moca.monash.edu/eclipse/
Start : 2012-11-13 - End : 2012-11-13
For more information:
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OH2012.html#SE2012Nov13T
Start : 2012-11-15 - End : 2012-11-16
The European Commission will organise the 'Let's embrace
space - FP7 Space Conference 2012', in cooperation with the Cypriot
EU Presidency, on 15 and 16 November 2012 in Larnaca, Cyprus.
This scientific conference will present the current status and
results of the 3rd call of FP7 space research, and also discuss
future options for European research in the space field. In doing
so, the conference will aim at demonstrating the evolution and use
of space tools for a sustainable economic and environmental
development in a European and global context.
Website:
http://www.fp7-space.eu/news-119.phtm
Start : 2012-11-20 - End : 2012-11-23
Nobeyama Radioheliograph (NoRH) has been observing the Sun since
1992. This year is the 20th year of science operation. Instruments
are still in good shape and producing images of the Sun every day
with the same quality as the beginning. Due to the nature of the
instrument and long and uniform observations, data can be used for
wide variety of solar physics and also for solar terrestrial
physics. To mark the 20 years of operation, we will organize a
symposium to summarize what has been done with NoRH and to discuss
what we should do in the future. Papers to be presented in the
meeting will be mainly concerned with the results from NoRH and
future plans.
Website:
http://st4a.stelab.nagoya-u.ac.jp/SPRO2012/
Start : 2012-11-30 - End : 2012-12-05
The overarching objective of the conference is to examine the
connections amongst the phenomena that lead to solar eruptive
events. The current state of themes includes:
* Measuring the Coronal Magnetic Field;
* Connections to, and Reactions of, the Large-Scale Corona;
* Large-scale Magnetic Connectivity of Active Regions;
* Transfer of Energy to, and Storage of Energy in, the
Corona;
* The High-Energy Particle - Flare - CME
connection.
Working groups will address topics such as:
* Energy Transfer throughout a Solar Eruptive Event;
* Global Energetics of an Ensemble of Events;
* Coronal Influences to the Lower Atmosphere;
* CME
Initiation and Type II Bursts;
* The Release of Energetic Particles in the Low Corona;
* Flows vs. Waves;
* Microflares/Nanoflares.
Website:
http://hessi.ssl.berkeley.edu/petaluma/index.shtml
Start : 2013-01-13 - End : 2013-01-19
Information coming soon!
Website:
http://sd-www.jhuapl.edu/Aurora/ESSE/index.html
Start : 2013-03-10 - End : 2013-03-15
Spacecraft observations have established that all magnetized
planets in our solar system interact strongly with the solar wind
and possess well-developed
magnetotails. Magnetotails are the site for many dynamic processes
critical to the circulation of mass, energy and magnetic flux. The
great differences in solar wind
conditions, planetary rotation
rates, ionospheric conductivity, and physical dimensions from
Mercury's small magnetosphere
to the giant magnetospheres of
Jupiter and Saturn provide an outstanding opportunity to extend our
understanding of the influence of these factors. Therefore, this
Chapman conference will provide a forum in which various
communities can come together and discuss recent achievements of
observational, theoretical, and modeling studies with the objective
to develop a deeper understanding of fundamental properties and
processes of planetary magnetotails through a comparative
examination.
Start : 2013-05-10 - End : 2013-05-10
For more information:
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2013May10A.GIF
Start : 2013-06-10 - End : 2013-06-16
Topics:
* Prominences : formation, dynamics
* Prominence plasma properties, including prominence
seismology
* Magnetic field : measurements, topology, support
* Large-scale patterns and cyclic evolution
* Prominence destabilization, CMEs, reconstruction in 3D
* ICMEs in the heliosphere, magnetic clouds; their impact on the
Earth environment
* Stellar quiescent and eruptive prominences and stellar CME
* Requirements for future instrumentation and prospects for
future missions
Website:
http://www.iau.org/science/meetings/future/symposia/1065/
Start : 2013-11-03 - End : 2013-11-03
For more information:
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2013Nov03H.GIF