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Ranger 7 Snaps the Moon

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Wednesday, 31 July 2024

Ranger 7 took this image, the first picture of the Moon by a U.S. spacecraft, on July 31, 1964, about 17 minutes before crashing into the lunar surface.

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Planetary Positions

24.12.2024 at 18:26:45 UTC

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Planet	Longitude
The Sun	03 Cap 26' 31"
The Moon	23 Lib 16' 05"
Mercury	11 Sag 29' 32"
Venus	19 Aqu 49' 54"
Mars	03 Leo 59' 55" R
Jupiter	14 Gem 02' 28" R
Saturn	14 Pis 00' 49"
Uranus	23 Tau 49' 49" R
Neptune	27 Pis 12' 46"
Pluto	00 Aqu 50' 51"

Solar Status

BZ Status:	2
Proton Density:	2.05
Proton Speed:	501.6 k/sec
KP Status:	3.00

Type	Dec 24	Dec 25	Dec 26
Active	30%	20%	40%
Minor	15%	40%	15%
Moderate	5%	20%	1%
Strong	1%	1%	1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT	2.67	2.33	3.67
03-06UT	3.00	2.67	3.00
06-09UT	2.33	2.67	2.33
09-12UT	2.33	2.00	2.33
12-15UT	1.67	4.33	1.67
15-18UT	2.33	5.00	2.00
18-21UT	2.33	5.33	1.67
21-00UT	2.67	3.67	2.00
Solar Activity
Solar activity reached moderate levels this period. Region 3932 (S17E20, Fkc/beta-gamma-delta) produced two M4 flares at 24/0019 and 24/0841 UTC. Development continued among the cluster of active regions in the SE quadrant, with a few small delta spots emerging.
Solar Wind
Solar wind parameters remained enhanced this period. Total field reached a peak of 7 nT and Bz varied between +/- 6 nT Solar wind speeds averaged ~575 km/s, and the phi angle remained predominantly negative.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 10 MeV proton flux remained elevated above background but well below the S1 threshold, mostly due to activity that erupted on the far side of the Sun over 20 Dec. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux crossed the alert threshold at 23/1520 UTC, with a peak flux of 1540 pfu at 23/1725 UTC.

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