Space Weather News for August 3, 2011   
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   MINOR STORM WARNING: On August 2nd, the sun hurled a cloud of plasma (CME)   
   toward Earth when magnetic fields above sunspot 1261 erupted. Analysts expect   
   the CME to arrive during the early hours of August 5th, possibly sparking   
   geomagnetic storms around the poles.  This is not a big event; the eruption   
   that propelled the cloud in our direction registered only "M1" (for medium) on   
   the Richter Scale of Flares.  Nevertheless, sky watchers at high latitudes   
   should be alert for auroras.  Movies of the eruption and 3D models of the   
   incoming cloud are featured on today's edition of http://spaceweather.com.   
       
   SUNSPOT TELESCOPE:  Several large sunspots are currently transiting the solar   
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   Observing System is now available in the Space Weather Store:   
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   Regards,   
       
   Roger   
      
   --- D'Bridge 3.64   
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