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Offline ka1iic

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UNEXPECTED GEOMAGNETIC STORM
« on: January 07, 2015, 1545 UTC »
A G2-class geomagnetic storm erupted during the early hours of Jan. 7th, sparking bright auroras around the Arctic Circle. What happened? The interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) near Earth tipped south, opening a crack in our planet's magnetosphere. Solar wind poured in to fuel the storm

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Re: UNEXPECTED GEOMAGNETIC STORM
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2015, 1713 UTC »
During this season geomagnetic storms have been everything but unexpected. Total crap on low frequencies months after months.

Kyoto DST dropped to -105 and Kp went up to 7. Yay.
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