questionmark Posted August 3, 2010 #1 Share Posted August 3, 2010 An unusually complex magnetic eruption on the sun has flung a large cloud of electrically charged particles towards Earth. When the cloud hits, which could be anytime now, it could spark aurorae in the skies around the poles and pose a threat to satellites – though probably not a particularly severe one.On 1 August, a small solar flare erupted above sunspot 1092. It would not have raised many eyebrows, except that a large filament of cool gas stretching across the sun's northern hemisphere also chose that moment to explode into space. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewinn Posted August 3, 2010 #2 Share Posted August 3, 2010 (edited) their saying on the News it maybe be possible to see the aurora as far south as Northern England. i'll be keeping a eye out tonight. probably wont see anything. Edited August 3, 2010 by stevewinn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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