~Space Weather Update ~Inside a Solar Wind Stream 541~
FARSIDE CME: A spectacular CME rocketed away from the sun's northwestern limb during the early hours of March 18th: movie. The probable source was old sunspot AR1429, still active as it transits the far side of the sun. Earth will not be affected by the cloud.
ST. PATRICK'S DAY, SWEDEN-STYLE: "BBQ - check. Great mates - check. Guiness - check. Northern Lights - check. We had it all last night!" says Neal Cheeseman of Arvidsjaur, Sweden, who celebrated St. Patrick's Day as shown below:
"Happy St. Patricks Day (Sweden Style) everybody!"
The night after St. Patrick's Day might be just as green. NOAA forecasters estimate a 35% chance of high-latitude geomagnetic storms as a high-speed solar wind continues to buffet Earth's magnetic
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