A CME IS COMING: Over the weekend, a dark filament of magnetism on the sun blew up, hurling a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space. NOAA computer models confirm that the CME should sideswipe Earth on Feb. 23rd or 24th. The glancing blow could cause minor G1-class geomagnetic storms and high-latitude auroras. Full story @ Spaceweather.com.
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Above: A CME leaves the sun on Feb. 20, 2021. Credit: The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)
