Solar Wind Stream Sparks Geomagnetic Storm (G2-class)

Space Weather News for Sept. 14, 2017 http://spaceweather.com https://www.facebook.com/spaceweatherdotcom SOLAR WIND SPARKS GEOMAGNETIC STORM: Earth is entering a stream of high-speed solar wind flowing from a hole in the sun's atmosphere. First contact with the stream on Sept. 14th produced a moderately strong (G2-class) geomagnetic storm, ongoing at the time of this alert. If the storm continues, high-latitude sky watchers could see auroras after local nightfall on Sept. 14/15. Visit Spaceweather.com for more information and updates.  Remember, SpaceWeather.com is on Facebook! Above: Spaceweather.com reader Glen Wurden witnessed the onset of today's solar wind stream from the window seat of an airplane flying over Greenland. Monitor the Realtime Aurora Photo Gallery for more sightings. Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2017 Spaceweather.com, All rights reserved.