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Coronal mass ejection arrival

The M3.7 coronal mass ejection looks to have arrived at ACE already! A full 24 hours earlier than expected!

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Coronal hole faces Earth

A southern extension of the northern polar coronal hole is now facing Earth. An enhanced solar wind stream should interact with Earth's magnetosphere during the first half of Monday, 9 November.

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G2 - Moderate geomagnetic storm

Observed Kp: 6
Threshold reached: 16:44 UTC

Current data suggests there is a moderate possibility for aurora to appear at the following middle latitude regions in the near future

Surgut

Current data suggests there is a slight possibility for aurora to appear at the following middle latitude regions in the near future

Kazan, Perm, Yakutsk, Yekaterinburg
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (16.01nT), the direction is moderately South (-15.43nT).
The Disturbance Storm Time index predicts strong storm conditions right now (-150nT)

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