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Space Weather News for Jan. 12, 2017
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SUNSPOTS VANISH: So far this year, the sun has been blank more than 90% of
the time. Only one very tiny sunspot observed for a few hours on Jan. 3rd
interrupted a string of spotless days from New Year's through Jan. 11th. To
find a similar sequence of blank suns, we have to go back to May of 2010,
almost 7 years ago. What does this mean? Visit today's edition of
Spaceweather.com for the full story.

SPACE WEATHER CONTINUES: No sunspots? No problem. Observers around the
Arctic Circle are still observing magnificent auroras. A new apparition is
possible on Jan. 12th or 13th when a narrow stream of solar wind is
expected to brush against Earth's magnetic field. NOAA forecasters estimate
a 35% chance of polar geomagnetic storms. Monitor the realtime aurora
gallery for sightings.

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This morning in Abisko, Sweden, an automated auroracam recorded green
ribbons dancing above the moonlit snowscape. The sunspot number at the
time: Zero. Credit: Lights over Lapland.


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Roger 
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