Red aurora visible to the eye, Taken by Sacha Layos on December 17, 2024 @ Fairbanks, AK (Source: Spaceweather.com Realtime Image Gallery)

SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 12/17/2024 UPDATED

UNEXPECTED CME IMPACT: A CME was supposed to narrowly miss Earth today. Instead, it delivered a direct hit. The impact on Dec. 17th (0519 UT) sparked a G1-class geomagnetic storm with bright auroras over Alaska:

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