This week our Sun is giving us a puzzle to solve. A complex solar storm has hit Earth, but thus far it has been all northward field. This means amateur radio operators may have noticed some improvement on the nightside radio bands, but aurora photographers have been underwhelmed. Expect these conditions to continue through today. Outside of this ongoing storm, we do have a lot of new regions on the East limb of the Sun and more that will rotate into Earth-view over the next several days. Expect more noise on the dayside radio bands starting around Thursday as this region rotates into view. Not sure if it will be active enough to cause big radio blackouts, but its rapid growth makes bigger flares and solar storm launches a possibility. Learn the details of this triple front storm, fins out where aurora is happening, and see what else our Sun has in store.
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