Photo 8 Oct 10 notes As expected, a coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth’s magnetic field on Oct. 8th at approximately 0500 UT. The impact sparked a moderate (Kp=6) geomagnetic storm and Northern Lights in the USA as far south as Kansas, Utah and Colorado. In New Auburn, Wisconsin, photographer Justin Phillips recorded this rare self-portrait backlit by auroras. “I went outside at 3:30 am and caught the peak of the storm,” he says. “It was maybe the best show I’ve ever seen.” Although the storm is subsiding, high-latitude sky watchers should remain alert for auroras as Earth’s magnetic field continues to reverberate from the CME strike.  (via SpaceWeather.com — News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids)

As expected, a coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth’s magnetic field on Oct. 8th at approximately 0500 UT. The impact sparked a moderate (Kp=6) geomagnetic storm and Northern Lights in the USA as far south as Kansas, Utah and Colorado. In New Auburn, Wisconsin, photographer Justin Phillips recorded this rare self-portrait backlit by auroras. “I went outside at 3:30 am and caught the peak of the storm,” he says. “It was maybe the best show I’ve ever seen.” Although the storm is subsiding, high-latitude sky watchers should remain alert for auroras as Earth’s magnetic field continues to reverberate from the CME strike. 

(via SpaceWeather.com — News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids)

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