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There’s likely an Earth- directed coronal mass ejection incoming. We expect a strong impact late day (universal time) on April 4th. Preliminary analysis indicates this is a halo CME, consistent with ejecta being just slightly west of Earth’s current position. We currently anticipate that this will be a nearly direct hit, with possible KP8 GEOMAGNETIC … Read moreEarth Directed CME

There’s still a chance of some enhanced aurora activity tonight. If there’s any field shift or solar wind increase, we could see geomagnetic unrest become geomagnetic storm.

Premiere at 8:45 (hopefully), thanks to YouTube software failures. https://youtube.com/smashomash/videos

There’s an absolutely massive coronal mass ejection playing out. We could see a huge flare here also, as there’s a gigantic magnetic loop looking like it might short out! We’re streaming it live to: