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GaiaLove · 12-17-2009, 03:45 AM

This morning at 0120 UT, an eruption of magnetic fields around sunspot 1035 produced
a long-duration C4-class solar flare and hurled a coronal mass ejection (CME) in the
general direction of Earth. High-latitude sky watchers should prepare for auroras when
the CME arrives on or about Dec. 18th

12-17-2009, 03:45 AM	#1
GaiaLove Avalon Administrator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: North of 45° in Canada Posts: 511	Solar storm watch This morning at 0120 UT, an eruption of magnetic fields around sunspot 1035 produced a long-duration C4-class solar flare and hurled a coronal mass ejection (CME) in the general direction of Earth. High-latitude sky watchers should prepare for auroras when the CME arrives on or about Dec. 18th __________________ Richard "For those with their eyes shut, no explanation will suffice. For those with their eyes open, no explanation is necessary." Click here to chat LIVE with other members of Avalon