[MIham] Unexpected Geomagnetic Storm on March 11th

[Frank]

*Space Weather News for March 11, 2016*
http://spaceweather.com 
<http://Spaceweather.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0c5fce34d5ca05f64a13d085d&id=e2ac0b4915&e=7020769562> 
*UNEXPECTED GEOMAGNETIC STORM: * Earlier today, the outskirts of a CME 
previously expected to miss Earth instead /hit/. The impact sparked a 
G2-class geomagnetic storm and bright auroras around the Arctic Circle. 
At the time this alert is being written, the storm is still in progress. 
Visit Spaceweather.com 
<http://Spaceweather.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0c5fce34d5ca05f64a13d085d&id=7913f15e9f&e=7020769562> 
for updates.

*AVIATION RADIATION EXPERIMENT: * En route to observe the March 9th 
total eclipse in Indonesia, the students of Earth to Sky Calculus 
conducted an unusual experiment in aviation radiation. Their plane flew 
a great circle around the Pacific Ocean, skirting the Arctic Circle and 
crossing the equator in a relatively short period of time. This allowed 
them to take a snapshot of onboard cosmic radiation doses over a wide 
range of latitude. Visit Spaceweather.com 
<http://Spaceweather.us11.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=0c5fce34d5ca05f64a13d085d&id=caa902f0df&e=7020769562> 
for results.