[SFDXA] Space Weather News for Saturday, June 7th

[Bill Marx]

Space Weather News for Saturday, June 7th

BIG SUNSPOT:  Sunspot 375 has grown impressively during the past 24 hours.
It now stretches nearly 10 Earth-diameters from side to side and has
developed a twisted "beta-gamma-delta" magnetic field, which poses a
threat for X-class solar flares.  Any explosions from its vicinity during
the next few days would likely be Earth-directed. This large spot is easy
to see, but never stare at the sun!  Use safe solar projection techniques
described at spaceweather.com.

DAYLIGHT METEORS: The annual Arietid meteor shower, which peaks this year
on June 8th, is a strange one: it happens during the day rather than at
night. This makes the shower remarkably hard to see. Nevertheless, sky
watchers sometimes spot bright Arietids slowly skimming Earth's atmosphere
just before dawn--a rare but beautiful sight. Be alert for a sprinkling of
such meteors on Sunday and possibly Monday morning.