Space Weather News for Sept. 5, 2010   
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   SOLAR ACTIVITY: On Sept. 4th around 1600 UT, a magnetic filament erupted,   
   hurling a bright coronal mass ejection (CME) off the sun's northwestern limb.   
   Today's edition of http://spaceweather.com features a close-up view of the   
   blast from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. The CME is not expected to hit   
   Earth. Nevertheless, auroras are possible in the nights ahead.  A solar wind   
   stream flowing from a coronal hole is heading our way, due to arrive on Sept.   
   5th or 6th. NOAA forecasters estimate a 50% chance of high-latitude   
   geomagnetic activity when the solar wind hits. With the approach of northern   
   autumn, Arctic nights are getting dark again--dark enough to see the Northern   
   Lights.  People in Alaska, Canada and Scandinavia should keep an eye on the   
   night sky this weekend.   
       
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   Regards,   
       
   Roger   
      
   --- D'Bridge 3.54   
    * Origin: NCS BBS (1:3828/7)