INCOMING CME: Big sunspot 1402 erupted on Jan. 23rd, producing a strong
M9-class solar flare and a fast-moving coronal mass ejection (CME).
Analysts at the Goddard Space Weather Lab say the CME should reach
Earth on Jan. 24th at 14:18 UT (+/- 7 hr) and Mars a little more than a
day later.
Strong geomagnetic storms are possible when the cloud reaches Earth.
Our magnetic field is still reverberating from a CME impact on Jan.
22nd, so another blow could spark impressive auroras at high latitudes.
Sky watchers in northern Europe, Canada, Alaska, and northern-tier US
states such as the Dakotas, Minnesota and Wisconsin should be alert for
Northern Lights.
source: spaceweather.com.
73' Cor PG9HF (twitter: @PG9HF )
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