Subj :  Weather
To   : All
From : Roger Nelson
Date : Thu Jan 12 2017 11:04:44

Hello All!

Space Weather News for Jan. 12, 2017
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SUNSPOTS VANISH: So far this year, the sun has been blank more than 90% of the 
time. Only one very tiny sunspot observed for a few hours on Jan. 3rd 
interrupted a string of spotless days from New Year's through Jan. 11th. To 
find a similar sequence of blank suns, we have to go back to May of 2010, 
almost 7 years ago. What does this mean? Visit today's edition of 
Spaceweather.com for the full story.

SPACE WEATHER CONTINUES: No sunspots? No problem. Observers around the Arctic 
Circle are still observing magnificent auroras. A new apparition is possible on 
Jan. 12th or 13th when a narrow stream of solar wind is expected to brush 
against Earth's magnetic field. NOAA forecasters estimate a 35% chance of polar 
geomagnetic storms. Monitor the realtime aurora gallery for sightings.

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This morning in Abisko, Sweden, an automated auroracam recorded green ribbons 
dancing above the moonlit snowscape. The sunspot number at the time: Zero. 
Credit: Lights over Lapland.


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Regards,

Roger 
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