Solstice Geomagnetic Storm

Space Weather News for Dec. 21, 2016 http://spaceweather.com https://www.facebook.com/spaceweatherdotcom SOLSTICE GEOMAGNETIC STORM: Around the Arctic Circle, the longest night of the year has arrived with perfect timing. A high-speed stream of solar wind hit Earth's magnetic field on Dec. 21st (the northern winter solstice) filling the long hours of darkness with Northern Lights. At the time of this alert, a moderately strong G2-class geomagnetic storm is underway, and more storms are in the offing. Flowing from a huge hole in the sun's atmosphere, this solar wind stream is broad. Earth could take days to cross it. Check Spaceweather.com for updates. Remember, SpaceWeather.com is on Facebook! First contact with the solar wind stream produced a magnificent outburst of auroras over the countryside near Fairbanks, Alaska. Photo credit: Marketa S. Murray. [more] Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2016 Spaceweather.com, All rights reserved. You are subscribed to the Space Weather mailing list, a free service of Spaceweather.com Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list