Strong Solar Flare and CME

Space Weather News for July 14, 2017 http://spaceweather.com https://www.facebook.com/spaceweatherdotcom STRONG SOLAR FLARE AND CME: After days of suspenseful quiet, huge sunspot AR2665 finally erupted on July 14th (0209 UT), producing a powerful M2-class solar flare. The explosion was underway for more than two hours and hurled a bright coronal mass ejection (CME) toward Earth. Geomagnetic storms and high-latitude auroras are likely when the CME arrives this weekend. Visit Spaceweather.com for images and updates. Remember, SpaceWeather.com is on Facebook! Above: The July 14th solar flare, recorded by extreme ultraviolet telescopes on board NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2017 Spaceweather.com, All rights reserved.