Spaceweather.com is reporting a geomagnetic storm, prompted by unsettled conditions in the solar wind, which erupted during the early hours of April 10, 2015, sparking auroras as far south as Colorado. It came despite the fact that a coronal mass ejection from the sun – expected to hit Earth’s magnetic field on April 9 – had not yet arrived. According to SpaceWeather:
Storming could intensify later today if the tardy CME eventually arrives …
Keep an eye out for auroras!
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