From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Sat Jul 24 2004 - 10:26:41 PDT
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Subject: Purple Auroras
Space Weather News for July 23, 2004
Hours after a coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth's magnetic field on
The giant sunspot that triggered this activity is now crossing the middle
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: Sat Jul 24 2004 - 10:37:17 PDT
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July 22nd, a geomagnetic storm began, sparking auroras over parts of North
America. Sky watchers spotted Northern Lights as far south as Minnesota,
Washington and Michigan in the United States. Some particularly nice
purple auroras appeared over Wisconsin.
of the sun and could unleash more strong solar flares and CMEs in the days
ahead. Amateur astronomers using safe solar observing techniques should
have no trouble seeing the 'spot, which is wider than the planet Jupiter.
photos of auroras.