Space Weather News for Dec. 21, 2016   
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   SOLSTICE GEOMAGNETIC STORM: Around the Arctic Circle, the longest night of the   
   year has arrived with perfect timing. A high-speed stream of solar wind hit   
   Earth's magnetic field on Dec. 21st (the northern winter solstice) filling the   
   long hours of darkness with Northern Lights. At the time of this alert, a   
   moderately strong G2-class geomagnetic storm is underway, and more storms are   
   in the offing. Flowing from a huge hole in the sun's atmosphere, this solar   
   wind stream is broad. Earth could take days to cross it. Check S   
   aceweather.com for updates.   
       
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   First contact with the solar wind stream produced a magnificent outburst of   
   auroras over the countryside near Fairbanks, Alaska. Photo credit: Marketa S.   
   Murray. [more]   
       
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   Roger   
      
   --- DB 3.99 + W10 (1607)   
    * Origin: NCS BBS - Houma, LoUiSiAna (1:3828/7)