Hello everyone, here is your daily update on what the Sun is doing: (Paraphrased from NOAA SWPC's recent forecast discussion) Solar activity stayed very low. Region 4564 added a few small spots, no Earth-directed CMEs detected, and C-class flares are possible through Nov 3.

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Happy November! This month Voyager 1 will become the first spacecraft to reach 1 light day from Earth. 🔭 #astro

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🌫️ A foggy welcome to November in Billingborough! The pale Sun filtering through the mist and autumn branches makes for a wonderfully atmospheric start to the month. 🍂🔭🧪 #November #Autumn #Lincolnshire

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Incredible display of lights above the Gap of Dunloe in County Kerry, Ireland, captured during a solar storm around this time of the year in 2024! Solar storms can produce spectacular auroras, sometimes visible much farther from the poles than usual.

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My lab’s response to the rise of LLMs over the past three or so years has not been to churn out larger numbers of papers. It has been to push that churn away and focus on artisanal production of a few science ideas and manuscripts (as we did before). I hope that turns out to be the right decision!

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