Source - Space Weather News for Feb. 16, 2016: http://spaceweather.com
GEOMAGNETIC STORM IN PROGRESS: Earth is entering a
stream of high-speed solar wind, and this is causing G1-class
geomagnetic storms on Feb. 16th. This is not the CME we have been
waiting for since Valentine's Day. Instead, the solar wind is flowing
from a coronal hole on the sun Visit Spaceweather.com for photos and more information.
SPACE WEATHER BALLOON LAUNCH: To monitor the effect of
the ongoing storm on radiation levels in the atmosphere,
Spaceweather.com and the students of Earth to Sky Calculus will launch a
helium balloon carrying cosmic ray sensors. Stay tuned for pictures and
data from the flight, scheduled for liftoff just a few hours from now
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