[FOTZeiss] Aurora Alert for Aug. 24

[Glenn A. Walsh]

On August 13th a minor solar wind stream hit Earth's magnetic field.

Another solar wind stream is heading for Earth, due to arrive on August 24th, due to a coronal hole on the sun turning to face Earth. Auroras are possible.

More info:

http://spaceweather.com/

gaw

Glenn A. Walsh, Project Director,
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--- On Fri, 8/20/10, SpaceWeather.com <swlist at spaceweather.com> wrote:

> From: SpaceWeather.com <swlist at spaceweather.com>
> Subject: Space Station Auroras
> To: "SpaceWeather.com" <swlist at spaceweather.com>
> Date: Friday, August 20, 2010, 3:49 PM
> Space Weather News for August 20,
> 2010
> http://spaceweather.com
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> SPACE STATION AURORAS: With solar activity on the rise,
> August 2010 has been a good month for auroras. There have
> been sightings of Northern Lights as far south as Wisconsin
> and Iowa in the United States, and some fine displays of
> Southern Lights over Antarctica. Some of the best pictures
> so far have come from Earth orbit, where astronauts have a
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