Space Weather News for March 11, 2016
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UNEXPECTED GEOMAGNETIC STORM:  Earlier today, the outskirts of a CME
previously expected to miss Earth instead hit. The impact sparked a G2-class
geomagnetic storm and bright auroras around the Arctic Circle. At the time
this alert is being written, the storm is still in progress. Visit
Spaceweather.com for updates.
 
AVIATION RADIATION EXPERIMENT: En route to observe the March 9th total eclipse
in Indonesia, the students of Earth to Sky Calculus conducted an unusual
experiment in aviation radiation. Their plane flew a great circle around the
Pacific Ocean, skirting the Arctic Circle and crossing the equator in a
relatively short period of time. This allowed them to take a snapshot of
onboard cosmic radiation doses over a wide range of latitude. Visit
Spaceweather.com for results.
 
 
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Regards,
 
Roger

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