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James Webb Space Telescope Senior Project Scientist John Mather

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Wednesday, 13 July 2022

Senior Project Scientist John Mather speaks with the media after the release of the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope .

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Planetary Positions

29.04.2024 at 16:00:45 UTC

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Planet	Longitude
The Sun	09 Tau 49' 09"
The Moon	16 Cap 49' 12"
Mercury	16 Ari 40' 23"
Venus	00 Tau 13' 50"
Mars	29 Pis 14' 38"
Jupiter	23 Tau 48' 42"
Saturn	16 Pis 31' 13"
Uranus	22 Tau 18' 41"
Neptune	28 Pis 53' 21"
Pluto	02 Aqu 06' 06"

Solar Status

BZ Status:	0
Proton Density:	0.61
Proton Speed:	460.3 k/sec
KP Status:	1.33

Type	Apr 29	Apr 30	May 1
Active	30%	20%	35%
Minor	10%	10%	15%
Moderate	1%	1%	5%
Strong	1%	1%	1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT	2.67	2.33	2.00
03-06UT	2.00	2.67	2.67
06-09UT	2.33	2.00	3.67
09-12UT	2.67	2.00	3.33
12-15UT	2.33	1.67	3.00
15-18UT	2.33	1.67	2.67
18-21UT	2.33	2.67	2.67
21-00UT	2.67	1.67	3.67
Solar Activity
Solar activity reached moderate levels. Region 3654 (S07W43, Ekc/beta-gamma-delta) produced two R1 (Minor) events; an M2.5 flare at 29/0048 UTC and an M3.7 flare at 29/0111 UTC. Region 3654 continued a trend of growth, especially in the intermediate and trailer spots, and maintained a delta magnetic configuration in the largest intermediate spot. New Regions 3661 (N23E69, Hsx/alpha) and 3662 (N30E46, Cro/beta) were numbered this period. The remaining regions were either stable or in decay. Other activity included an eruption near N13W09 at 29/0909 UTC, though no coronagraph imagery for this event is yet available. No Earth-directed CMEs were detected in available imagery.
Solar Wind
The solar wind environment was mildly enhanced due to positive polarity CH HSS influences. Total field strength reached a peak of 8 nT and the Bz component was varied between +6/-4 nT. Solar wind speeds slowly increased from from 400 km/s to around 450-500 km/s as the period progressed. The phi angle was predominantly positive throughout the period.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux was at normal to moderate levels and the greater than 10 MeV proton flux was steady at background levels.

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