Update~Sunspot AR2149 has a beta-gamma-delta magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class solar flares~~ ~ MINOR STORM WARNING: A CME is heading for Earth. The relatively slow-moving storm cloud left the sun on Aug. 22nd and looks like it will take 4 days to cross the sun-Earth divide. NOAA forecasters estimate a 15% to 20% chance of polar geomagetic storms on Aug. 26-27 when the CME arrives.. ~M FOR MAGNIFICENT: In the vocabulary of space weather, an M-flare is a medium-sized explosion. Yesterday it had a different meaning: magnificent. On August 24th at 12:17 UT, NASAs Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded this M5.9-category explosion near the eastern limb of the sun:>> The source of the blast was sunspot AR2151...Sunspot AR2151 will turn toward Earth in the days ahead, which means subsequent explosions could be more geoeffective.~STAY TUNED~
Posted on: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 09:26:02 +0000
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