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[Bill]

*WEAK IMPACT:* A slow-moving coronal mass ejection (CME) expected to hit 
Earth's magnetic field on Nov. 1st arrived right on time. However, its 
impact was weak. Neither geomagnetic storms nor bright auroras were 
observed when the solar storm cloud 
<https://spaceweather.com/images2020/28oct20/cme_c3_anim.gif> passed by 
our planet between 1200 UT and 1700 UT. *Aurora alerts:* SMS Text 
<https://spaceweatheralerts.com>.

*SUNSPOT GENESIS:* A new sunspot group is emerging near the sun's 
northeastern limb. The continent-sized dark cores are inset in this 
magnetic map from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory:

<https://spaceweather.com/images2020/02nov20/latest_2048_HMIBC_lab.jpg>

The -/+ polarity of the sunspot marks it as a member of Solar Cycle 25. 
This comes as no surprise. Almost every sunspot this year has belonged 
to the new solar cycle 
<https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2020/09/17/solar-cycle-25-has-begun/>. 
Seasons are changing on the sun--and this little sunspot is the latest 
sign. It could get bigger. Amateur astronomers with safely-filtered 
<https://daystarfilters.com> telescopes are encouraged to monitor 
developments.

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