Aurora Forecast 3D Status

By zooming out in the 3D view port, satellites, stars and planets appear in their orbits [3] around the Sun. - Forecasts based on predicted Kp index estimated by the Space Weather Prediction Centre (NOAA-SWPC). - 3-day space weather condition forecast as news ticker. - Two-Line Element (TLE) satellite orbit calculations [9]. - Sun and Moon daily elevation plots with rise and set time. - Target web links added to satellites, stars, planets and position. - All-sky camera links to the Boreal Aurora Camera Constellation (BACC). 1] Sigernes F. , M. Dyrland, P. Brekke, S. Chernouss, D. A. Lorentzen, K. Oksavik, and C. S.  Deehr, Two methods to forecast auroral displays, Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate (SWSC), Vol. 1, No. 1, A03, DOI:10. 1051/swsc/2011003, 2011. 2] Starkov G. V. , Mathematical model of the auroral boundaries, Geomagnetism and Aeronomy, 34 (3), 331-336, 1994. 3] P.  Breedveld, Predicting the Auroral Oval Boundaries by Means of Polar Operational Environmental Satellite Particle Precipitation Data, Master thesis, Department of Physics and Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, The Arctic University of Norway, June 2020. 12] Perez, R. , J,M. Seals and B.  Schlyter, How to compute planetary positions, Stockholm, Sweden. 4] Bridgman, T. and Wright, E. , The Tycho Catalog Sky map- Version 2. 0, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio, January 26, 2009. 5] The Visible Earth catalog, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, April-October, 2012. 6] T.  Patterson, Natural Earth III - Texture Maps, October 1, 2016. 8] Hoffleit, D. and Warren, Jr. , W. H. , The Bright Star Catalog, 5th Revised Edition (Preliminary Version), Astronomical Data Center, NSSDC/ADC, 1991. 9] Vallado, David A. , Paul Crawford, Richard Hujsak, and T. S.  An Aurora Compass is included that shows where the auroral oval [1,2], the Moon and the Sun are located as you look up at the sky from your location.  Kelso, Revisiting Spacetrack Report #3, AIAA/AAS-2006-6753, 2006. 10] Tsyganenko, N. A. , Secular drift of the auroral ovals: How fast do they actually move? , Geophysical Research Letters, 46, 3017-3023, 2019. 11] M. J.  Smith, A practical model for daylight Computer Graphics, (SIGGRAPH 99 Proceedings), 91-100, 1999. 14] Zhang Y. , and L. J.  Smith, An all-weather model for sky illuminance distribution, Solar Energy, 1993. 13] Preetham, A. J, P. Shirley and B.  The Aurora Forecast 3D is a tool to track down where the aurora is located in the sky from any location on planet.  The short term forecasts are up to +6 hours, while the long term forecasts are up to 3 days ahead in time.  It renders Earth in 3D with rotation and scaling at your fingertips.  The phase and age of the Moon is also visualized in the compass.  They are updated when AuroraForecast3D is active and connected to internet.  You can select locations and make your own ground - station list.  The Sun illuminates the globe as it updates in near real-time.