Auroras tonight
 

While your shortwave radios are blasting static over the next 48 hours, turn
on the FM radio and listen for distant signals. Look north after sunset Jan
17&18 for northern lights. The latest Kp index as of this morning was 7. See
below for more information.

Space Weather News for January 16, 2005
http://spaceweather.com

Two coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are heading toward Earth and they could
spark strong geomagnetic storms when they arrive on January 16th-17th. Sky
watchers should be alert for auroras. The CMEs were blasted into space by
M8- and X2-class explosions above giant sunspot 720 on Jan. 15th.

Visit spaceweather.com for more information and
updates.



--
Dave,

Kenwood TS-2000, Kenwood TS-930s,
Uniden BC 780xlt, Pro 95, VX5R, YB400pe




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