[MIham] Incoming CME

[Frank]

Space Weather News for Jan. 23, 2012
http://spaceweather.com

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.



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