Well that was a bust - Solar Flare
The CME hit Earth around noon today, more of a duck fart than an earth-shattering Ka-Boom.
From
Anthony:
The Solar storm has arrived � initial impact weaker than expected
From NASA: Spaceweather: As expected, a CME hit Earth�s magnetic field on Jan. 9th (around 20:00 UTC or 3 p.m. EST). Although the initial impact was weaker than expected, geomagnetic storms could still develop as Earth passes through the CME�s wake. NOAA forecasters are sticking by their prediction of a G3-class event on Jan. 9-10, which means high-latitude sky watchers should remain alert for auroras.
From the New Jersey Institute of Technology
With instruments in space and on earth, NJIT solar experts monitor the massive solar storm
The first powerful �X-class� solar flare of 2014, in association with another solar phenomenon, a giant cloud of solar particles known as a coronal mass ejection (CME), erupted from the sun on Tuesday, sending radiation and particles speeding toward Earth and disrupting operations on the ground.
I was hoping for some Northern lights but it is very cloudy with some
stiff weather moving in.
Posted by DaveH at January 9, 2014 2:12 PM