Space Weather News for Jan. 3, 2016
http://spaceweather.com
 
QUADRANTID METEOR SHOWER:  Earth is about to pass through a narrow stream of
debris from shattered comet 2003 EH1, source of the annual Quadrantid meteor
shower. Forecasters expect the shower to peak on Monday morning, Jan. 4th
during the hours around 3 a.m. ET (0800 UT). The timing favors observers in
North America who could see dozens of meteors per hour flowing from a radiant
near the North Star. Visit http://spaceweather.com for more information.
 
GEOMAGNETIC STORM POSSIBLE ON JAN. 3-4:  NOAA analysts say a CME is heading
toward Earth and could deliver a glancing blow to our planet's magnetic field
during the next 24 hours. The impact is expected to spark minor to moderate
geomagnetic storms on Jan. 3rd and 4th.  Aurora alerts are available from
Spaceweathertext.com
 
 
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Regards,
 
Roger

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