Subj : Weather To : All From : Roger Nelson Date : Thu Dec 31 2015 22:00:12 Space Weather News for Jan. 1, 2016 http://spaceweather.com FIRST AURORAS OF THE NEW YEAR: A CME strike on New Year's Eve has sparked a moderately strong geomagnetic storm (happening now) and the first auroras of 2016. High-latitude sky watchers are reporting bright auroras in both hemispheres as Earth moves through the strongly magnetized wake of the CME. NOAA forecasters say there is a 75% chance that the storms will continue through Jan. 1st, subsiding to 45% on Jan. 2nd. Visit Spaceweather.com for images and updates. Realtime geomagnetic storm alerts are available from Spaceweathertext.com (text) and Spaceweatherphone.com (voice). Today's space weather update is brought to you by Iceland Photo Tours, offering Winter Aurora Photo Workshops set in scenic Ice Caves and the famous Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon. Regards, Roger --- DB 3.99 + Windows 10 * Origin: NCS BBS - Houma, LoUiSiAna (1:3828/7) .