Thursday, May 23, 2013

Aurora Alert







                                                            Image from here


Space Weather News for May 22, 2013
http://spaceweather.com

SIGNIFICANT EXPLOSION: A solar radiation storm is in progress on May 22nd following an M5-class solar flare on the sun's western limb.  The explosion not only accelerated a hailstorm of protons toward our planet, but also produced a magnificent CME, which might deliver a glancing blow to Earth's magnetic field in the days ahead.  Check http://spaceweather.com for more information and updates.


Yahoo!  Now, PLEASE, PLEASE god of these things, let the giant grey cloud of rain loitering over New Zealand disperse, and the crazy-beautiful aurora light show make it to our latitude!