A few days ago (August 1st), the sun launched a Coronal Mass Ejection at Earth. It should make for some nice auroral displays for those of us in the northern hemisphere! The second CME (due to hit sometime today) should provide a better opportunity for Aurora.
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/sunearthsystem/main/News080210-cme.html
Coronal Mass Ejection
Coronal Mass Ejection
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