Craig Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 http://www.nasa.gov/...2flare-cme.html A long duration M-class flare began erupting on the sun at 8:42 AM ET on Thursday, January 19. The flare is shown in the above movie from the Solar Dynamics Observatory in a combination of light wavelengths. An earth-directed coronal mass ejection was associated with the solar flare. NASA's Space Weather Services estimates that it is traveling at over 630 miles per second and will reach Earth some time on Saturday, January 21, when strong geomagnetic storms are possible and viewers can be on the look out for increased aurora. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Nice, bet it doesn't make it down our way (or there will be cloud) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eddy Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 "some time" wonder if they can provide a more accurate time tommorow or even saturday, would be good to see nonetheless, I love auroras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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