STRONG M-FLARE AND CME: Yesterday, Jan. 30th, big sunspot AR1967 unleashed a strong M6-class solar flare. The explosion sent a CME racing away from the blast site faster than 1400 km/s (3 million mph): movie. The cloud appears to have an Earth-directed component, and could deliver a glancing blow to our planets magnetic field on Feb 1st. DIAMOND DUST SKI HALO: Ski resorts are one of the best places to see sun halos--rings of light that surround the sun when ice crystals fill the air. The most sublime halos are caused by jewel-like crystals called diamond dust. On Jan. 29th, Christian Schartner was skiing in Obertauern, Austria, when he witnessed this specimen:
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