Christian Möstl
@chrisoutofspace.bsky.social
Heliophysicist | Head, Austrian Space Weather Office @aswogeosphere.bsky.social | GeoSphere Austria https://geosphere.at/en/topics/disaster-protection/space-weather |☀️💥💨🌍 | erc.europa.eu HELIO4CAST | http://helioforecast.space | he / him
Finally, Petra van Lommel taught us how to do space weather communication to the public without scientific terms - use the terms light / rain / wind!
Aurora chaser MaryBeth Kiczenski (photos) provided perspectives for us researchers and forecasters to improve tools to make chases more fun!
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Aurora chaser MaryBeth Kiczenski (photos) provided perspectives for us researchers and forecasters to improve tools to make chases more fun!
(3/3)
October 31, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Finally, Petra van Lommel taught us how to do space weather communication to the public without scientific terms - use the terms light / rain / wind!
Aurora chaser MaryBeth Kiczenski (photos) provided perspectives for us researchers and forecasters to improve tools to make chases more fun!
(3/3)
Aurora chaser MaryBeth Kiczenski (photos) provided perspectives for us researchers and forecasters to improve tools to make chases more fun!
(3/3)
Then a discussion with @esa.int and NOAA on future data streams for #spaceweather, with sub-L1 measurements on distant retrograde orbits (ESA HENON and ESA SHIELD) attracting lots of attention. An ESA L3 mission concept may use Faraday rotation to remotely detect #solarstorm magnetic fields. (2/3)
October 31, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Then a discussion with @esa.int and NOAA on future data streams for #spaceweather, with sub-L1 measurements on distant retrograde orbits (ESA HENON and ESA SHIELD) attracting lots of attention. An ESA L3 mission concept may use Faraday rotation to remotely detect #solarstorm magnetic fields. (2/3)
Day 4 of #ESWW2025! @maikebauer.bsky.social + @lelouedecj.bsky.social presented posters on #solarstorm automatic detection and modeling to make life easier for forecasters. @hannahruedisser.bsky.social took part in a panel on the best practices and future use of AI in #spaceweather! 1/3
October 31, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Day 4 of #ESWW2025! @maikebauer.bsky.social + @lelouedecj.bsky.social presented posters on #solarstorm automatic detection and modeling to make life easier for forecasters. @hannahruedisser.bsky.social took part in a panel on the best practices and future use of AI in #spaceweather! 1/3
ARCANE with its ability to also detect high speed solar wind streams was also shown during the live #spaceweather forecast!
Further, fascinating talks on geomagnetically induced currents in Sweden, Germany and New Zealand, and discussions on ESA space weather plans for the next few years. (2/2)
Further, fascinating talks on geomagnetically induced currents in Sweden, Germany and New Zealand, and discussions on ESA space weather plans for the next few years. (2/2)
October 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
ARCANE with its ability to also detect high speed solar wind streams was also shown during the live #spaceweather forecast!
Further, fascinating talks on geomagnetically induced currents in Sweden, Germany and New Zealand, and discussions on ESA space weather plans for the next few years. (2/2)
Further, fascinating talks on geomagnetically induced currents in Sweden, Germany and New Zealand, and discussions on ESA space weather plans for the next few years. (2/2)
Day 3 at #ESWW2025! @hannahruedisser.bsky.social presented our automatic solar storm detection method ARCANE, combined with our models for the storm magnetic field (3DCORE) and arrival time (ELEvo), showcasing their power for real time application. (1/2)👇
October 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Day 3 at #ESWW2025! @hannahruedisser.bsky.social presented our automatic solar storm detection method ARCANE, combined with our models for the storm magnetic field (3DCORE) and arrival time (ELEvo), showcasing their power for real time application. (1/2)👇
Day 2 at #ESWW2025! @spacedavies.bsky.social rocked the stage with a talk on solar storm forecasts with sub-L1 monitors with @esa.int #SolarOrbiter. I participated in 2 panel discussion, on the role of validation, and the future of space weather modeling at ESA in the next 10-15 years. ☀️💥🤖
October 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Day 2 at #ESWW2025! @spacedavies.bsky.social rocked the stage with a talk on solar storm forecasts with sub-L1 monitors with @esa.int #SolarOrbiter. I participated in 2 panel discussion, on the role of validation, and the future of space weather modeling at ESA in the next 10-15 years. ☀️💥🤖
Some impressions from day one at #ESWW2025 including first poster presentations and big congrats to long-time collaborator Erika Palmerio @erikapal.bsky.social for receiving the Alexander Chizhevsky Medal for early career scientists!
October 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Some impressions from day one at #ESWW2025 including first poster presentations and big congrats to long-time collaborator Erika Palmerio @erikapal.bsky.social for receiving the Alexander Chizhevsky Medal for early career scientists!
Maria Federica Marcucci on the @esa.int M7 mission candidate "Plasma observatory", which would be an amazing mission to understand in high detail how the solar wind works on small scales and how it interacts with the 🌍 magnetosphere.
September 10, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Maria Federica Marcucci on the @esa.int M7 mission candidate "Plasma observatory", which would be an amazing mission to understand in high detail how the solar wind works on small scales and how it interacts with the 🌍 magnetosphere.
🇬🇧UK Space Weather meeting in Sheffield, day 3 starts with a session on new 🛰️ missions, including @craig.deforest.org on @punch-mission.bsky.social, Jorge Amaya on a new fleet of @esa.int spacecraft and a possible later far-side ☀️ mission (near L3), and Jonathan Eastwood on ESA HENON for sub-L1 data.
September 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM
🇬🇧UK Space Weather meeting in Sheffield, day 3 starts with a session on new 🛰️ missions, including @craig.deforest.org on @punch-mission.bsky.social, Jorge Amaya on a new fleet of @esa.int spacecraft and a possible later far-side ☀️ mission (near L3), and Jonathan Eastwood on ESA HENON for sub-L1 data.
Some impressions from the UK 🇬🇧💂♂️ Space Weather and
Space Environment Meeting III in Sheffield this week - I talked about research to operations to research at @aswogeosphere.bsky.social and the usage for spacecraft measuring solar storm magnetic fields closer to the Sun ☀️ (so called sub-L1 monitors).
Space Environment Meeting III in Sheffield this week - I talked about research to operations to research at @aswogeosphere.bsky.social and the usage for spacecraft measuring solar storm magnetic fields closer to the Sun ☀️ (so called sub-L1 monitors).
September 9, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Some impressions from the UK 🇬🇧💂♂️ Space Weather and
Space Environment Meeting III in Sheffield this week - I talked about research to operations to research at @aswogeosphere.bsky.social and the usage for spacecraft measuring solar storm magnetic fields closer to the Sun ☀️ (so called sub-L1 monitors).
Space Environment Meeting III in Sheffield this week - I talked about research to operations to research at @aswogeosphere.bsky.social and the usage for spacecraft measuring solar storm magnetic fields closer to the Sun ☀️ (so called sub-L1 monitors).
This #solarstorm from late Aug 30 2025 will arrive at 🌍 noon to late Monday Sep 1.
Depending on its internal magnetic field, it has the potential for #aurora in central Europe and maybe #GNSS errors.
Parker Solar Probe will tell us in hindsight if its field was predictable from 0.5 au.
Depending on its internal magnetic field, it has the potential for #aurora in central Europe and maybe #GNSS errors.
Parker Solar Probe will tell us in hindsight if its field was predictable from 0.5 au.
August 31, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This #solarstorm from late Aug 30 2025 will arrive at 🌍 noon to late Monday Sep 1.
Depending on its internal magnetic field, it has the potential for #aurora in central Europe and maybe #GNSS errors.
Parker Solar Probe will tell us in hindsight if its field was predictable from 0.5 au.
Depending on its internal magnetic field, it has the potential for #aurora in central Europe and maybe #GNSS errors.
Parker Solar Probe will tell us in hindsight if its field was predictable from 0.5 au.
This is a new tool to look at @science.esa.int #SolarOrbiter imaging data (or data from other missions) and the field of views of different instruments.
hpa.esa.int/hpa/#/home
hpa.esa.int/hpa/#/home
June 5, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This is a new tool to look at @science.esa.int #SolarOrbiter imaging data (or data from other missions) and the field of views of different instruments.
hpa.esa.int/hpa/#/home
hpa.esa.int/hpa/#/home
Theoretically the special theory of relativity was invented in Switzerland 🇨🇭 😆 - when at an @issibern.ch teams meeting, pay a visit to the Einstein Haus in downtown Bern, where he lived in 1905 when he invented special relativity!
May 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Theoretically the special theory of relativity was invented in Switzerland 🇨🇭 😆 - when at an @issibern.ch teams meeting, pay a visit to the Einstein Haus in downtown Bern, where he lived in 1905 when he invented special relativity!
The University of Helsinki has put this introductory course on "Sustainable Space" online, covering topics such as #spacedebris, #spaceweather, #solarwind, magnetosphere, and ionosphere, atmosphere, as well as basics of satellites, orbits, and launchers.
courses.mooc.fi/org/uh-physi...
courses.mooc.fi/org/uh-physi...
May 6, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The University of Helsinki has put this introductory course on "Sustainable Space" online, covering topics such as #spacedebris, #spaceweather, #solarwind, magnetosphere, and ionosphere, atmosphere, as well as basics of satellites, orbits, and launchers.
courses.mooc.fi/org/uh-physi...
courses.mooc.fi/org/uh-physi...
At #EGU2025 I talked today about our catalogs for #solastorm observations and how they are used for enhancing #spaceweather forecasting. Plus gave a quick outlook of how data of the new PUNCH @punch-mission.bsky.social mission can be used in connection with many other spacecraft in the heliosphere!
May 1, 2025 at 9:37 AM
At #EGU2025 I talked today about our catalogs for #solastorm observations and how they are used for enhancing #spaceweather forecasting. Plus gave a quick outlook of how data of the new PUNCH @punch-mission.bsky.social mission can be used in connection with many other spacecraft in the heliosphere!
Impressions from Yuri's Night on April 12 at the Natural History Museum in Vienna @nhmwien.bsky.social, where I was invited to talk about the effects of #spaceweather on humankind, with representatives from the Austrian space industry and ESA (reserve) astronaut Carmen Possnig!
Credit: Anira Ivo
Credit: Anira Ivo
April 14, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Impressions from Yuri's Night on April 12 at the Natural History Museum in Vienna @nhmwien.bsky.social, where I was invited to talk about the effects of #spaceweather on humankind, with representatives from the Austrian space industry and ESA (reserve) astronaut Carmen Possnig!
Credit: Anira Ivo
Credit: Anira Ivo
At the #SolarOrbiter eruptive events working group meeting yesterday, we had a great talk by Sarah Gibson on the amazing #PUNCH mission to observe the corona and solar wind with polarized brightness images! First light is coming soon, check out updates at punch.space.swri.edu.
April 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
At the #SolarOrbiter eruptive events working group meeting yesterday, we had a great talk by Sarah Gibson on the amazing #PUNCH mission to observe the corona and solar wind with polarized brightness images! First light is coming soon, check out updates at punch.space.swri.edu.
Here is an example observation by @esa.int #SolarOrbiter, on the other side of the Sun as seen from Earth, as it was impacted early September 2024 at 0.56 au by a solar storm with a peak speed of around 1250 km/s, and a very clean rotating magnetic field (upper left panel).
April 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Here is an example observation by @esa.int #SolarOrbiter, on the other side of the Sun as seen from Earth, as it was impacted early September 2024 at 0.56 au by a solar storm with a peak speed of around 1250 km/s, and a very clean rotating magnetic field (upper left panel).
We have published an update to our #solarstorm catalog today, now with 1901 in situ observed events. Solar ☀️ activity in 2024 was really strong, adding another 192 events measured at @esa.int Solar Orbiter, NASA Parker Solar Probe and other missions, with 50 events at 🌍. helioforecast.space/icmecat
April 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
We have published an update to our #solarstorm catalog today, now with 1901 in situ observed events. Solar ☀️ activity in 2024 was really strong, adding another 192 events measured at @esa.int Solar Orbiter, NASA Parker Solar Probe and other missions, with 50 events at 🌍. helioforecast.space/icmecat
This is a cool citizen science effort to go along with the Fram2 human space mission to be launched early April 1. #Aurora photographs will be taken from space and on the ground. Currently though, the solar wind is relatively quiet and no #solarstorms are en route to Earth.
www.solarmaxmission.com
www.solarmaxmission.com
March 31, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This is a cool citizen science effort to go along with the Fram2 human space mission to be launched early April 1. #Aurora photographs will be taken from space and on the ground. Currently though, the solar wind is relatively quiet and no #solarstorms are en route to Earth.
www.solarmaxmission.com
www.solarmaxmission.com
We have updated spacecraft mission trajectory movies for @esa.int Solar Orbiter, BepiColombo and NASA Parker Solar Probe, for the whole decade 2020 to 2030. There are extra movies for 2025-2030 for the just launched #PUNCH mission, for context where the other spacecraft are.
doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
March 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
We have updated spacecraft mission trajectory movies for @esa.int Solar Orbiter, BepiColombo and NASA Parker Solar Probe, for the whole decade 2020 to 2030. There are extra movies for 2025-2030 for the just launched #PUNCH mission, for context where the other spacecraft are.
doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
Great new review by Nada Al-Haddad and Noé Lugaz on a more realistic view on how magnetic field ropes inside solar storms look like, synthesizing many different studies of the past decades. More deformation, less twist, but still a lot to learn!
☀️ open access 👇
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
☀️ open access 👇
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
February 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Great new review by Nada Al-Haddad and Noé Lugaz on a more realistic view on how magnetic field ropes inside solar storms look like, synthesizing many different studies of the past decades. More deformation, less twist, but still a lot to learn!
☀️ open access 👇
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
☀️ open access 👇
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Lovely to have SDO/AIA data back online, super important for real time solar storm source region assessment! Waiting for HMI.
(you don‘t know what you got till it’s gone)
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(you don‘t know what you got till it’s gone)
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January 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Lovely to have SDO/AIA data back online, super important for real time solar storm source region assessment! Waiting for HMI.
(you don‘t know what you got till it’s gone)
sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/assets/img/l...
(you don‘t know what you got till it’s gone)
sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/assets/img/l...