Richard Ozer wrote:
> HOT news from Denni Medlock:
>
> A coronal mass ejection burst away from the Sun and towards
> Earth this morning and we have a 50% possibility of aurora at middle
> latitudes (that's us!) on Oct. 26 & 27. Hope for clear, dark
> skies, and look north. For more information, go to
> www.spaceweather.com
The folk at the Solar Terrestrial Dispatch (http://www.spacew.com/)
aren't nearly as optimistic about auroral activity at middle latitudes,
believing the associated CME's of 09:50 UTC and 15:06 UTC on October
25th were actually *backsided* Sun-events. Details and updates can be
found at the web site noted above. On an Estimated Shock Strength scale
(0=Weakest, 9=Strongest), the Solar Terrestrial Dispatch folk are
currently rating the projected Earth impact a 4.
Still, time will tell, won't it. ;)
...Bob...
Bob Czerwinski