Space Weather Products
K-index of geomagnetic activity calculated from our data. (Unrevised automatic process)
Solar activity
17-10-19
18-10-19
Photographs of the solar photosphere taken with our own telescope
Variation of the compass in Roquetes
The compass is oriented according to the magnetic north, not the true one. The magnetic north varies with time. Over the past centuries, in Roquetes, compasses were deviated westward. But this has changed and now they are deviated eastward More information.
Current weather
| 20/10/2019 17:40 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Temperature | Humidity | Atmospheric pressure |
| 18.9 ºC | 79.5 % | 1003.7 hPa |
| Accumulated rain | Wind speed | Wind bearing |
| 1.4 mm | 7 km/h | N (355º) |
Information from the automatic station of AEMET located at Ebro Observatory. These data are provisional and subject to revision.
Weather forecast
Last news
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OE-URL obtains funding to study and predict ionospheric irregularities.
OE-URL obtains funding to study and predict ionospheric irregularities.
The Ebro Observatory-URL obtains funding to carry out a research project focused on the detection, monitoring and modeling of ionospheric disturbances (MIRA project). It will last for three years and will be led by the researchers Estefania Blanch and David[…]
Created on: Oct 8, 2019 | 14:00 pm
Oct 8, 2019 | 14:00 pm -
A radio telescope designed to protect astronauts who went to the Moon is located at the Ebro Observatory
A radio telescope designed to protect astronauts who went to the Moon is located at the Ebro Observatory
In 1972, the Ebro Observatory received a telescope used by NASA to monitor solar activity with the aim of guaranteeing the safety of the Apollo astronauts.
Created on: Jul 22, 2019 | 09:17 am
Jul 22, 2019 | 09:17 am -
OE-URL has developed a tool to detect, in real time, travelling ionospheric disturbances
OE-URL has developed a tool to detect, in real time, travelling ionospheric disturbances
Within the framework of the European TechTide project (http://www.tech-tide.eu/) the Ebro Observatory-URL has published a new tool that detects, in real time, the main characteristics of the travelling ionospheric disturbances (TIDs); how are the period, speed and direction of propagation.
Created on: Jul 11, 2019 | 11:59 am
Jul 11, 2019 | 11:59 am -
Saturday was the second warmest day on record at the Ebro Observatory
Saturday was the second warmest day on record at the Ebro Observatory
The last heat wave has left very high temperature records in the Ebro Observatory. On Friday we announced that, for the first time since we had data (1880), the value of 40 ° C had been exceeded in a month[…]
Created on: Jul 2, 2019 | 13:02 pm
Jul 2, 2019 | 13:02 pm