Kp5 geomagnetic storm in progress!!!

Kp5 geomagnetic storm in progress!!!

The solar wind is at elevated levels and this may stir up minor activity at very high latitudes.Solar windspeed: 622.5 km/secdensity: 3.8 protons/cm3Planetary K-indexNow: Kp= 5 storm24-hr max: Kp= 5 stormInterplanetary Mag.

Incoming Coronal Mass Ejection (CME)

Incoming Coronal Mass Ejection (CME)

During the early hours of July 9th, a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) billowed away from new sunspot 1247. A preliminary analysis of data from NASA's twin STEREO-A and -B spacecraft suggests that the flank of the CME could hit Earth's magnetic field sometime on July

A G1-class (Kp=5) geomagnetic storm is in progress

A G1-class (Kp=5) geomagnetic storm is in progress

High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras. A G1-class (Kp=5) geomagnetic storm is in progress.NOAA Space Weather Scale for Geomagnetic StormsSolar windspeed: