On February 15th sunspot 1158 exploded blasting a huge coronal mass ejection (CME) in our direction.
This huge cloud of charged particles is due to reach Earth tonight,
February 16th and tomorrow, February 17th which will result in increased
auroral activity.
This is the largest flare to erupt from the sun in four years and due
to its size it may be possible to view spectacular displays of aurora
so keep an eye out over the next two days for auroral activity towards
the north or the south if you happen to be in the southern hemisphere.
(With thanks to Pascal Desmond)
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