Solar storm headed for Earth, may trash bands
 

SUN ERUPTS WITH INTENSE ACTIVITY

Forecasters at the NOAA Space Environment Center in Boulder, Colo.,
observed two dynamic areas of the sun, one of which has produced a
coronal mass ejection, or CME, Wednesday morning at 3 a.m. EDT that
appears to be Earth-directed. The forecasters are predicting a strong
geomagnetic storm, G-3 on the NOAA Space Weather Scales, that should
reach Earth on Friday, October 24.

Relevant Web Sites

* NOAA Space Environment Center
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/
* NOAA Space Weather Scales
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/NOAAscales/
* Latest SOHO images
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/...me-images.html