Auroras, by Alexandre Croisier on Jan 19, 2026 @ Lighthouse of Pontusval, Brittany, France

Perfectly Timed for Dark Skies in Europe

SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 01/20/2026 UPDATED

BIG AURORAS–ESPECIALLY IN EUROPE: Yesterday’s CME impact was perfectly timed for Europe. The severe geomagnetic storm began just after nightfall in the EU, while the New Moon provided dark skies for long-exposure photography. This photo from Brittany, France, sums it up:

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CME Arrives Early

THIS WAS A VERY FAST CME: The CME that struck Earth today crossed the sun-Earth divide in only ~25 hours. That’s fast. For comparison, most CMEs take 3 or 4 days to get here. The high speed of this CME (~1660 km/s) places it in the top few percent of all CMEs observed in the past 30 years.