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by Carbon60 » Sat Feb 20, 2021 6:30 pm
Hi all,
The predicted fast flowing solar wind on SpaceWeather.com has arrived, corresponding with an uptick in geomagnetic activity on my magnetometer here in the UK. My plot shows the arrival of the Co-rotating Interaction Region (CIR) on the 19th that sparked superb aurora and the arrival today of fast flowing solar wind from a coronal hole. It should be a great night for aurora spotters, but don't hold me to it
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Thanks for looking.
Stu.
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by marktownley » Sun Feb 21, 2021 10:13 am
Thanks for the update Stu! I've seen quite a few nice aurora pickies online from this fast flowing solar wind.
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by Montana » Sun Feb 21, 2021 3:14 pm
Fantastic!! we got an aurora alert for last night and I thought of you. Pity the weather was so poor
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by Carbon60 » Sun Feb 21, 2021 5:22 pm
Many thanks, Mark and Alexandra.
Here's an updated chart from this afternoon. Things seem to be quietening down a little, but you never quite know if it's over, until it's over.
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