X1.6 Coronal Mass Ejection impact! Even though we are only seeing the shock right now we can directly conclude that we are looking at a very decent impact. The speed of the solar wind rose to 670km/s and the IMF Bt jumped to a value of 26nT which is high. The direction of the IMF is not really responding at the moment and is near -2nT which is strange. This might change in the hours ahead as we pass the shock but it is at the moment a bit strange. EDIT 15:50 UTC: The direction of the IMF is now responding and jumped to 10nT north. This is not good for enhanced auroral conditions but it can still swing southward as we pass the initial shock.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 16:01:53 +0000
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