GEOMAGNETIC STORM WATCH: NOAA forecasters say there is a chance of G1-class geomagnetic storms on Oct. 29th when a stream of solar wind is expected to hit Earth's magnetic field. The gaseous material is flowing from a cheerful hole in the sun's atmosphere. High latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras this weekend.

GEOMAGNETIC STORM WATCH: NOAA forecasters say that minor G1-class geomagnetic storms are possible on Oct. 29th and 30th when a high-speed stream of solar wind is expected to hit Earth's magnetic field. The gaseous material is flowing from a cheerful hole in the sun's atmosphere. Arctic sky watchers should be alert for auroras this weekend.

🤫 ALL QUIET: There are four sunspots on the sun today. All four have stable magnetic fields unlikely to explode. NOAA forecasters say there is a 5% chance of M-class flares and no more than 1% chance of X-flares on Oct. 31st.

FARSIDE EXPLOSION: Something just exploded on the farside of the sun. The blast hurled a CME into space during the late hours of Oct. 31st. Take a look at this movie, which shows the CME as well as Venus (left) and Mercury (right). The blast site will rotate onto the Earthside of the sun about a week from now. https://www.spaceweather.com/images2022/01nov22/farsidecme.gif