[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] Rare Reversed-Polarity Sunspot Explodes

[Ian]

Could trash HF this weekend.
73, Ian N8IK


A CME might be heading for Earth
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*REVERSED-POLARITY SUNSPOT EXPLODES: * A rare reversed-polarity sunspot
exploded today, producing a long-lasting M-class solar flare and a CME that
might hit Earth. Geomagnetic storms are possible this weekend if/when the
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*Above:* This magnetic map of the sun from NASA's Solar Dynamics
Observatory shows reversed-polarity sunspot AR3296.
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