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Space Weather News for Jan. 25, 2017
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SUNSPOT SURPRISE: Barely visible only 24 hours ago, a new sunspot group big
enough to swallow Earth is bubbling up through the solar surface. So far the
active region poses no threat for strong solar flares, but this could change if
its rapid growth continues. Visit today's edition of Spaceweather.com to view a
movie of sunspot genesis, and to learn how this development fits in with the
recent "crash" of the sunspot cycle.
 
HIGH-LATITUDE AURORA WATCH: A hole in the sun's atmosphere is spewing a stream
of solar wind toward Earth. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for
auroras when the stream arrives on Jan. 27-28. Monitor the realtime aurora
gallery for sightings.
 
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Above: New sunspot AR2629 photographed on Jan. 25th by NASA's Solar Dynamics
Observatory. Earth inset for scale.
 
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Roger

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