This received from spaceweather.com today. A CME (coronal mass ejection) was hurled toward Earth this morning. Geomagnetic storms can be expected on Saturday, April 13th. There could be auroras visible in the northern latitudes. Click on the spaceweather link in their email for more information. While there, check out the information regarding comet ISON which will become quite bright as it approaches the sun later this month. Eyes to the skies guys and gals! Robert E Paty, Scottsdale, AZ aka Mad HatterAmateur observer of the night skies. > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Incoming Solar Storm > Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:06:25 -0600 > > Space Weather News for April 11, 2013 > http://spaceweather.com > > INCOMING SOLAR STORM: A strong M6-class solar flare on April 11th has hurled a CME toward Earth. Geomagnetic storms and high-latitude auroras are possible when the fast-moving cloud reaches our planet on April 13th. Visit http://spaceweather.com for updates. > > DON'T MISS THE STORM: Would you like a call when the geomagnetic storm is underway? Aurora and solar flare alerts are available from http://spaceweathertext.com (text) and http://spaceweatherphone.com (voice). > > You are subscribed to the Space Weather mailing list, a free service of Spaceweather.com. New subscribers may sign up for space weather emails at http://spaceweather.com/services/ . > > To unsubscribe click here: http://www.spaceweather2.com/u?id=486759D&n=T&l=spaceweather or send a blank email to [email protected]