[SMCARA] space weather

[Tom Shelton, ND3N]

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From: Frank Stein <fstein at ieee.org> 
Date:06/26/2015  11:16 PM  (GMT-05:00) 
To: PVRC <PVRC at mailman.qth.net> 
Subject: [PVRC] space weather 

    Not sure how this will impact FD.

*ANOTHER CME IS ON THE WAY: *Since June 21st, four CMEs have hit Earth's
magnetic field. A fifth is on the way. Sunspot AR2371 erupted again
<http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=114213&PHPSESSID=efpme5j0r42vor5ra4mc83lsv0>
during the early hours of June 25th, producing an M7.9-class solar flare
and a lopsided CME. The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory photograhed the
storm cloud, which raced away from the sun faster than 2000 km/s (4.5
million mph):

<http://www.spaceweather.com/images2015/25jun15/cme_anim2.gif?PHPSESSID=0jurncbrjq8gr2iookph6rqeu0>
The CME will hit Earth's magnetic field on June 27th, probably mid-day
Universal Time. According to NOAA computer models there is a 79% chance of
polar geomagnetic storms.
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