<div dir="ltr">Incoming CME, Chance of Storms<p><em> Space Weather</em> report big sunspot <strong>AR1967</strong> is crackling with solar flares and hurling CMEs into space <br><br> The biggest CME so far was propelled away from the sun on Jan. 30th by an M6-class explosion in the sunspot's magnetic canopy. It is expected to reach Earth on Feb. 2nd.<br>
<br> The blast was not squarely Earth-directed. Instead, it will deliver a glancing blow to our planet's magnetic field. NOAA forecasters estimate a 45% chance of polar geomagnetic storms when the cloud arrives on Sunday. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras.<br>
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