CME Impact Sparks Northern Lights over the USA

Source - Space Weather News for Feb. 19, 2014 :http://spaceweather.com

CME IMPACT: A minor geomagnetic storm was already in progress during the early hours of  Feb. 19th when a CME struck Earth's magnetic field. The impact revved-up the storm and sent Northern Lights spilling across the Canadian border into the United States.   Visit http://spaceweather.com for updates and images of the display.

DID YOU MISS THE SHOW? Subscribers to SpaceWeather.com's aurora-alert system did receive late-night text messages on Feb. 18-19 stating that a geomagnetic storm was underway.  You can sign up for these alerts at http://spaceweathertext.com (text) or http://spaceweatherphone.com (voice).