Cat Mom, Photographer, Space Weather Analyst, Researcher, Solar Physicist at ♥️ Always trying to pay it forward! LSC alum ‘18 🐝 (she/her) 💖💜💙 | 💭 = my own
So grateful for the opportunity to be part of the
@NASAArtemis
missions 🥹 I have the joy of being one of the night shift folks monitoring real-time Space Weather ahead of Artemis 1’s launch!
Can’t believe this is my life 🤩
Waiting for the paperwork to go through to make it *officially official* but I just can’t hold it in any longer...DREAMS DO COME TRUE!
I’M GOING TO BE A SPACE WEATHER FORECASTER AT NASA!!!!!!!! 😭❤️😭 AHHH!!!
#Iamaphysicist
at heart, chasing my dreams of becoming a Solar Physicist & Space Weather Scientist. As the Student Rep for the Space Weather Workshop Steering Committee I am finding ways to help future Space Wx Scientists get a head start on their careers! ☀️🚀👩🔬
#WomenInScience
As a space weather analyst, details and context are everything. When analyzing this CME, it became very clear it was going to be very tricky.
Here’s why… 🧵
The X5 flare yesterday produced a fast and wide CME that is expected to give Earth a love tap sometime around 2024-01-02T18:00Z according to NASA CCMC.
Here is the ENLIL model. I would temper expectations, but we may see G1 tomorrow from this impact if it hits.
After many posts for
#WomenInScienceDay
explaining how I wanted to get into the field, this year I’m finally a true scientist! I’m in training as a Space Weather Analyst for
@NASAGoddard
and I couldn’t be happier 🥰❤️
Dreams do come true, you just gotta let your passion shine!
10 years ago, I was a lost undergrad freshman in meteorology, attending my first AMS with hopes of finding something to be passionate about.
Today, I’m a Space Weather Analyst who fulfilled her dreams of working the NASA booth and did her first Hyperwall talk 🥹❤️
#AMS2024
Please please please understand this is based on the SHOCK of the CME and NOT the bulk measurement. We do this for SEP modeling at NASA.
The ✨PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS ✨ of the BULK shows a glancing blow with KP < 4 which is more realistic at L1 for expectations.
Hard to believe but the analysis of the X2.8 solar flare has been done that was quick. The solar flare did have an associated CME, that is Earth directed arrival on the 17th.
#CME
#SpaceWeather
Despite switching majors in college, I am very thankful that I learned how to read METAR data before leaving the meteorology degree behind! Want to know why?
Take a look at the remarks (RMK) from
@MWObs
METAR's from last night 👇 Notice anything? 🤩
#AuroraBorealis
#Iamaphysicist
at heart, chasing my dreams of becoming a Solar Physicist & Space Weather Scientist. As the Student Rep for the Space Weather Workshop Steering Committee I am finding ways to help future Space Wx Scientists get a head start on their careers! ☀️🚀👩🔬
#WomenInScience
NASA’s Moon to Mars Space Weather Analysis Office is hard at work this weekend to monitor solar activity! NASA monitors flares and coronal mass ejections to support our space missions.
I want to take a minute and appreciate the resulting CME (even if it was a little messy) there's a lot to look at!
Like that filament material that's clearly visible all the way into SOHO LASCO C3 (possible h-alpha emission) and the way it kinda ripples towards the end 😍
I love watching the filament material precipitate back onto the Sun's surface...seeing that extra portion sit and separate along an "invisible" magnetic field line is just the cherry on top! 🤩💕
I am fortunate to end year 2023 with this spectacular X5.0 (not X4.8, sorry for the typo) event. The global coronal wave is quite impressive as captured in this video. I presume there was a big CME (coronagraph data not available yet at this moment.)
As I predicted, at least a couple of astronomers found that yesterday's small SOHO sungrazing comet discovery was visible in their wide-field eclipse photos. This one, from Lin Zixuan (original found here: ), is the first "published" image I've seen. ☀️☄️
While everyone is chatting about the arrival at L1, I'll be looking at the pretty 3-part CMEs from the weekend (especially this lightbulb, it's just so pretty 😍)
Our awaited CME has indeed arrived! I’m curious to see how the signature will compare to what was seen at Solar Orbiter 👀
So far, we’ve got a great shock detected by DSCOVR at L1! (Click image to see from top to bottom: Solar Wind, Temp, Density, then Magnetic Field)
The Mar 10 CME has been already detected in situ by Solar Orbiter, currently at ~0.44 AU and ~10° west of the Sun–Earth line, giving us a hint of what we may approximately encounter starting in late Mar 13 💨🛰 A pretty flux rope structure is present, and a bit of negative Bz!
What happens if I don't get into grad school?
How do I keep my brain interested in the subject(s) I want to study? I would be going into my third year post B.A. (I took one year intentionally, the second happened due to financial reasons).
#phdchat
@AcademicChatter
To give you an idea of why this arrival is looking pretty weak, here's the comparison of the magnitude of last weekend's triple arrival vs the start of the current L1 disturbance 😂
Happy Solstice! ☀️
Did you see me on your local news station this morning? I had an incredible time talking about
@NASASun
and the
#HelioBigYear
we’ve got in store!
(And that’s a wrap on my first time doing interviews for NASA! 🥹❤️)
When we take a look at the timelines, we can see the models suggest a combined arrival at Earth (for the most part) with an estimated Kp range of 8 to 9 😳
Now, A LOT has to go right for this to verify..but that's a whole other thread/discussion 😅
Hey
@taylorswift13
if you do end up in Maryland, you should stop by
@NASAGoddard
to see what it’s really like to stare (in)directly at the Sun everyday! 😉
Sincerely, a Space Weather Analyst (and swiftie 🥹) whose job includes staring safely at the sun all day 😅☀️
Once we finally had measurements and simulations of each CME, we launched one more simulation that entered all 5 CMEs into the same solar wind background at their respective Time at 21.5R.
Which ended up looking like this big mess👇
It may be far-sided but we’re seeing the solar energetic particle effects here at Earth!!
We’ve seen SOHO, GOES, and our neighbor STEREO A detecting particles from this eruption! The estimated source longitude (based on preliminary analysis) is around 172 degrees 😳
Incredible!
We’ve still got to wait on the data to develop at L1, but if we look at what occurred a little earlier today at STA, we can see the B_z component stayed North for a good chunk of time. Here’s to hoping it’s not the same at Earth and that we get some great aurora tonight! 🤞
An interplanetary shock was observed at Earth, likely associated with the CME late on May 7. Minor to moderate geomagnetic storming is likely tonight, with strong storming possible. This will be only post on this event—I’m going aurora chasing tonight! 😳
Can’t believe this is my life?! 🤩
The Moon to Mars Space Weather Analysis Office got a special shout-out at todays visit with the Artemis II crew, our team even had reserved seats near the front 🥹 it was amazing!!
Never stop chasing those dreams y’all. Never ❤️
These simulation results show the SHOCK measurement. The bulk of the CME will miss to the south. Please don’t copy details from DONKI and exclude the CME note. This is misleading and can lead to folks losing trust in our analysis as well as others.
Possible CME coming our way, from a coronal dimming event on the Southeast of the Sun, that I could not see in Helioviewer. Here is the blurb from DONKI: Note: This CME is visible to the south/southeast in SOHO LASCO C2, C3 and after a data gap in STEREO A COR2 imagery. The CME
Wow! What a great capture! I absolutely love atmospheric optical phenomena 🤩
Not only are there halos present, but a sun pillar, a parry arc, a upper tangent arc, and even a faint circumzenithal arc.
Here’s a great image of some of the phenomena captured curtesy of NOAA.
And, another CME is on the way that didn't make it into the simulation above!
It was first seen in STEREO A at 2024-05-09T18:23Z following the X1.1 flare from AR13664. When simulated on its own, this CME is expected to arrive near Earth around 2024-05-11T07:55Z (+/- 7 hours).
Hi! I'm Carina, an aspiring solar physicist looking into grad schools to learn more about the solar atmosphere! I'm extremely interested in CME's, filaments/prominences, with a curiosity towards Alfvén waves. If you're looking for a student, please dm me! ☀️
#spacewx
#solarphysics
@JacquelynGill
I'm a future solar physicist 🤓 Currently applying to graduate schools to hopefully learn more about the sun and its many mysteries!
I'm also a photographer who enjoys dressing like Ms. Frizzle🚀
(and yes, that's the Carina Nebula picture at
@NASAGoddard
behind me😍)
@spaceandweather
WEAR THE DRESS!! Life is too short to care about what other people think. If it helps, do a power pose in the dress for a good minute before you go anywhere and talk yourself up in front of the mirror wearing it. I'm sure your confidence will shine through 💕
There are a lot of details I wasn't able to share here due to character limitations, so if you have any questions let me know and I will do my best to answer them!
To get the full details and official space weather forecasts, check out
@NWSSWPC
🌞
The irony is that we've just surpassed this with an X5.0 flare 💥 from the same region, but renumbered since it has made its full rotation around the far side of the Sun!
Happy
#SunDay
! It’s time for another Solar Superlative announcement. 🏆
The award for “Biggest Flare of 2023” goes to the X2.8 flare from December 14!
To learn more about solar flares, you can visit:
We’re at it again tonight! Been on since 6pm ET. Keeping my fingers crossed that we’ll see a launch this round!! 🤞
GO ARTEMIS GO!! 🚀🌙
#Artemis1
#ArtemisI
#SpaceWeather
So grateful for the opportunity to be part of the
@NASAArtemis
missions 🥹 I have the joy of being one of the night shift folks monitoring real-time Space Weather ahead of Artemis 1’s launch!
Can’t believe this is my life 🤩
The Sun emitted a strong solar flare on Feb. 16, peaking at 1:53am ET. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of the event, which was classified as X2.5.
The college I graduate from may be closing permanently on Monday 💔
I can’t imagine how difficult this year already was for the students at the college, but now this? My heart breaks for them. My heart breaks for those who won’t be able to attend. My heart breaks for LSC fam.
The bulk of the CME is seen headed to the left here, but there is a very nice shock feature that appears as a halo! If you look at the source signature in SDO/AIA 211 you can see some of the EUV wave towards the Earth-facing disk, but in my opinion it’s mostly a far sided shock.
Someone, way more educated in space weather, please tell me if I'm wrong, but this looks like there absolutely is some earth directed component from the M1.4 CME launched from the sun last night.
🚨 JOB OPENING 🚨
Have you been following the recent
#SpaceWx
activity wishing there was a way you could join in on the fun? Well, now you can! NASA’s Moon-to-Mars (M2M) Space Weather Analysis Office is hiring a Space Weather Analyst!
Learn more here:
Comets are pretty useful when they graze the sun! We can use their tails to get an idea of the configuration of the sun’s magnetic field 😍
(Learn more here: )
Contrary to popular belief, a comet’s tail doesn’t always point behind the direction the comet is moving in—it’s actually an effect of the solar wind from the Sun blowing particles and gas off the comet. When comets get close to and “pass by” the Sun, the tail can sometimes
And as always, a gentle reminder: The simulations the M2M team produces aren’t for the general public to know when there will be chances for aurora (sorry). They’re used to help predict potential impacts to NASA human and robotic missions.
Carina Alden is a space weather analyst with the
@NASAGoddard
Moon to Mars Space Weather Analysis Office. She monitors solar activity and any impacts our Sun may have across the solar system in support of NASA deep space human and robotic missions.
#WHM
Note to self: do not look at space weather twitter the night after a crazy shift and/or the night before a shift when you KNOW it's been active lately...
I feel like the Sun is mocking me by "smirking" knowing full well I'll be on shift tomorrow 😅
First up, we've got the halo CME first seen in SOHO LASCO C2 at 2024-05-08T05:36Z. This CME is associated with two flares (M3.5 and X1.0) from AR13664.
When simulated on its own, this CME was expected to arrive near Earth around 2024-05-10T12:14Z (+/- 7 hours).
I went to my first star party in Maryland and was able to share views from my telescope of the sun, the moon, Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter (and 4 of its moons!) 😍 it was such a fun and fulfilling night 🥰
And here’s a beautiful photo of the moon from my telescope tonight 🔭 🌙
Wow! The Sun has been busy the past day with flares and filament eruptions!
I grabbed a download from the SDO website and added pauses to it to try & highlight the many different eruptions. I think I might do this more often, but maybe with annotations or voice over next time!
This is a before and after the
#JohnsonAndJohnsonVaccine
😂
I’ve mentioned it before on here but haven’t talked about in awhile. I have agoraphobia. Leading up to today was SO tough with the anxiety of going to a vaccination site, but I knew I had to do it. And I did ♥️ 💪 ♥️
I started a new job yesterday and although the commute is long, it’s totally worth it 🥰
I love the group I’m working with and I’m learning SO MUCH!
I gotta say...It’s so nice having a place I feel like I belong after 6 l-o-n-g months without a job 🙌🏻🤓
#thankful
@starstrickenSF
you appeared on my Facebook feed today! One of my friends shared this and I was like “Wait. I recognize that name...WAIT. I KNOW HER. I FOLLOW HER! SHES A FREAKIN’ BADA$$!!” Just had to share how your awesomeness is spreading across platforms 😍❤️
Whenever I'm feeling down about my abilities, I always remember how special my story is & how badly want it to grow.
I need to remember that I can get through the applications. I'm going to get into grad school. I'm going to become a Solar Physicist.
My story doesn't end here.
I agree with
@halocme
and
@SNHWx
, looking at the EUV imagery there seems to be nearly simultaneous eruptions on the far-side as the large flares on the Earth-side.
Looking super closely at GOES SUVI 304 there’s filament ejecta visible along the limb, possibly far-sided, ~19Z.
Second X-class (X1.0) flare of June 2024, followed by an M7.4 flare.
The X1.0 looked as boring 🥱 as the X1.1 on May 31 and X1.4 on June 1, but the M7.4 was eruptive as seen in this video. Question: was the eruption seen over the limb during 18:45-18:55 related to AR 13967?
I completely failed Atmospheric Thermodynamics. I took Calc 2 a total of three times before getting through it. I got rejected from nearly all grad programs I applied to, never making it beyond my bachelors.
I’m now a Space Weather Analyst at NASA GSFC ☀️ 🚀
#NeverStopDreaming
Flex your lowest academic low score.
To remind us that almost everyone fails at some point in life but it isn't the end of the road. Just a memory in the end.
Mine was 27/100 in Engineering Math 2, just a year after I'd scored 99 in 12th boards. Much needed kick in my butt.
Years ago while attending AMS, I remember going to the NASA table in the exhibit hall and thinking, gosh this is so cool! How do I get a job where I get to talk about NASA at conferences?!
Well, it turns out, once you work at NASA you can volunteer to do just that 🥹❤️
#AAASmtg
As a photographer, it’s not often I find myself in front of the camera, but my SO encouraged me to pose for a few while on vacation last week.
I was really surprised how well they came out 🙈 I think this is my new fav pic of me! 🥰
PC:
@brandonsmith_wx
Had the absolute pleasure of speaking on a panel yesterday about the Moon to Mars Space Weather Analysis Office at
#SWW2024
yesterday!
If you missed it and are in-person today, I’ll be at poster 21 during the poster sessions!
Today I experienced a total solar eclipse from 35,000 ft ✈️🤩
@SouthwestAir
@OmniHotels
The angles were a little difficult for seeing the eclipse itself and I didn’t think about pictures through glass 😅 but it was amazing to see so much of the sunset on the horizon from above!
Seeing a lot of folks successfully capturing aurora and sprites last night!!
If you’re one of the “winners” 😉 from last night, be sure to submit your reports to
@TweetAurora
and
@spritacular
! 🎉
And now I'm an Operational Space Weather Forecaster in training for NASA's Moon to Mars mission group 😭☀️💖
I am truly thankful for the opportunities I'm provided daily working with this team and community!
Thirdly, we've got the filament eruption related CME first seen in SOHO LASCO C2 at 2024-05-08T19:12Z.
When simulated on its own, this CME was expected to arrive near Earth around 2024-05-11T06:51Z (+/- 7 hours).
Curious to know what it’s like to analyze Space Weather real-time? Carina Alden will take us through a day in the life of what it’s like being a Space Weather Analyst.
Tune in on Thursday October 26, 2023 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET at
The Sun is at it again, giving us a nice halo CME associated with a long-duration M1.6 flare from AR12891 seen in SDO/AIA 131. (There was a quick M1.7 flare from AR12887 not associated with this CME). The halo CME is visible in SOHO LASCO C2 (seen below), C3, and STEREO-A COR2 🌞
WOOO ARTEMIS LAUNCHED!!! I’m officially off shift (technically have been off since midnight but I had to stay and watch 😉). Now I’m handing the baton to
@cjstuben9
!
Can’t wait to see what happens next 🚀🌙
#Artemis
ICYMI: Active Region 12975 has been putting on quite a show as it has traversed the Earth-facing disk and today is no exception! We saw three M-class flares from this region, including this M3.9 class flare that peaked at 13:55Z today 🤩
#spacewx