Solar ejection on the 17th of April

[paulF]

Hey everyone,
looks like we are in for a big one! Not sure how a glancing blow could affect communication but let's hope it won't cause too much damage if it does anyway!
http://earthsky.org/space/solar-ejection-glancing-blow-to-earths-magnetic-field-around-april-17

http://page2rss.com/page?url=spaceweather.com/

Regards,
Paul Fleifleh

[MikeyB]

Thanks for the update, Paul.

I was lucky enough to get a 10 minute look at that massive eruptive prom/CME through my PST, before the Perth clouds closed in. Spectacular - the biggest I've seen in several years of looking!

An aurora australis display sure would be nice (he said hopefully :))