The ionized material will probably miss the Earth, but Earth will likely pass through trailing edge of the particles so auroras are still possible. Keep checking Space Weather for updates.
CME Off Target
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Showing posts with label Sunspot. Show all posts
18 August 2013
CME Blasts Out from Sun
Here is some more information about the eruption from Sunspot 1818. The SOHO (SOlar & Heliocentric Observatory) caught this movie of a CME (Coronal Mass Ejection) being blasted from the surface of the sun around that sunspot.
The ionized material will probably miss the Earth, but Earth will likely pass through trailing edge of the particles so auroras are still possible. Keep checking Space Weather for updates.
CME Off Target
The ionized material will probably miss the Earth, but Earth will likely pass through trailing edge of the particles so auroras are still possible. Keep checking Space Weather for updates.
CME Off Target
17 August 2013
Sunspot 1818 Erupts
The sun is a violent place, and sunspots are both violent and unpredictable. This movie taken from NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory shows just how violent they can be.
No news yet on whether Earth is in the line of fire or not so stay tuned to Space Weather for further details.
Significan Solar Flare
No news yet on whether Earth is in the line of fire or not so stay tuned to Space Weather for further details.
Significan Solar Flare
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