LF: Solar activity

["Alan Melia" <alan.melia@btinternet.com>]

The filament event has thrown off a CME which is sheduled to impact the 
magnetosphere around 1800z on the 6th. The NOAA animation is quite dramatic 
and it looks like we will get it dead centre. the radio effect of this is 
somewhat dependent on the direction of the field when it arrives, but expect 
aurora and reduced LF signal levels from 6/7th for some following nights.
The region numbered 2335 I think which is fairly central has thrown off an 
X2.7 flare just after 2300z. Expect another possible CME arriving any time 
after 2400z on the 7/8th. If both of these reconnect we could experience 
long period of poor LF propagation.
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/wsa-enlil-solar-wind-prediction  for the 
NOAA animation.
Alan
G3NYK