May 2, 2024

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Via the ARRL: The K7RA Solar Update

First, this alert from Australia.

“ASWFC GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING ISSUED AT 0706UTC/31 AUGUST 2023 BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE.

A filament eruption and associated coronal mass ejection (CME) were observed on UT day 30-Aug. This CME is expected to impact Earth from 1800 UT +/- 12 hours on 02-Sep, with impacts possibly rolling into UT day 03-Sep. G1-G2 geomagnetic co…

Read more – via American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources http://www.arrl.org/news/view/the-k7ra-solar-update-793