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Old 10-18-2009, 02:19 PM   #265
GaiaLove
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Default Re: Solar Storm heading our way??

Incoming CME folks, small one but should still look pretty nice at high latitudes


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Originally Posted by SpaceWeather.com
On Saturday, Oct. 17th, starting around 18:24 UT, a spotless active region in the sun's southern hemisphere erupted, hurling a faint coronal mass ejection (CME) in the general direction of Earth. SOHO's extreme UV telescope recorded this movie of the blast. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras on Oct. 19th or 20th when the CME arrives.
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