A magnetic eruption on the sun during the early hours of March 15th hurled a coronal mass ejection (CME) directly toward Earth.
NOAA forecasters estimate a 70% chance of polar geomagnetic storms when the CME arrives on March 17th.
High-latitude and possibly even middle-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras this weekend.
More information and updates to follow tomorrow morning.
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Saturday, 16 March 2013
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