[SFDXA] Space Weather News for Feb 19, 2017

[Bill]

*Space Weather News for Feb 19, 2017*
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*A GASH IN THE SUN'S ATMOSPHERE:* An unusually wide and sinuous hole has 
opened in the sun's atmosphere, and it is stretching like a gash across 
the sun's southern hemisphere. A roughly fan-shaped stream of solar wind 
flowing from the hole is gently buffeting Earth's magnetic field, and it 
could keep polar magnetic fields in an unsettled state for the rest of 
February. Long range forecasts suggest the month could end with a 
moderately strong (G2-class) geomagnetic storm. This is all good news 
for Arctic sky watchers, who can expect regular episodes of Northern 
Lights in the nights ahead. Visit today's edition of Spaceweather.com 
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for more information and sightings.