Re: AURORA WATCH:

From: Sam Wormley (swormley1_at_mchsi.com)
Date: 10/24/04 

Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 19:16:10 GMT

Sam Wormley wrote:
> BIG SUNSPOT: Sprawling sunspot 687 grew impressively during
> the weekend. It is now 10 times wider than Earth and poses a
> threat for strong M-class solar flares. This picture of the
> 'spot (and surrounding active regions) comes from the Solar
> and Heliospheric Observatory on Oct. 24th:
>
> You can see sunspot 687; it's easy--but never stare at the
> blinding sun. Click here for safe solar observing tips.
>
> AURORA WATCH: Earth is inside a solar wind stream flowing
> from a coronal hole on the sun. Gusts buffeting Earth's magnetic
> field could cause geomagnetic storms at high latitudes. Sky
> watchers in, e.g., Alaska and Canada should be alert for auroras.
>
> Note: There is a slim chance that a coronal mass ejection (CME)
> will hit Earth's magnetosphere on Oct. 24th. The impact would
> boost any ongoing geomagnetic activity. The CME was hurled into
> space by an explosion near sunspot 687 on Oct. 22nd.
>

ref: http://spaceweather.com/

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