Source - Space Weather News for Feb 19, 2017: http://spaceweather.comA
GASH IN THE SUN'S ATMOSPHERE: An unusually wide and sinuous hole has
opened in the sun's atmosphere, and it is stretching like a gash across
the sun's southern hemisphere. A roughly fan-shaped stream of solar
wind flowing from the hole is gently buffeting Earth's magnetic field,
and it could keep polar magnetic fields in an unsettled state for the
rest of February. Long range forecasts suggest the month could end
with a moderately strong (G2-class) geomagnetic storm. This is all good
news for Arctic sky watchers, who can expect regular episodes of
Northern Lights in the nights ahead.
Visit today's edition of
Spaceweather.com for more information and sightings.
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