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Research
Hello! Thanks for taking the time to join us as Solar Stormwatch continues its mission to carry out a detailed analysis of solar wind images.
Our original project, Solar Stormwatch, resulted in a detailed catalogue of solar storms erupting from the Sun, as imaged by cameras on the twin NASA STEREO spacecraft and the analysis of users has contributed to seven scientific publications ranging from an analysis of real-time tracking of Earth-directed solar storms to a detailed analysis of dust impacts on the spacecraft as they orbit the Sun.
While the images from 2007-2010 (a period of low solar activity) have now been analysed in detail, our intention is to extend this analysis to the data between 2010 and 2016, during which time the Sun went through a period of peak activity so things should get even more interesting!
Now we would like your help with a new task, 'Storm Front' in which we are asking you to make detailed traces of the outer edge of each solar storm. In this way, we hope to refine our initial estimates in order to improve our estimates of each storm's arrival time at Earth.
Check out the Solar Stormwatch blog for more news, and, with your help, we intend to discover much more about solar storms and how to track them.
Many thanks for your time and enthusiasm!
The Solar Stormwatch II team.