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Faint partial halo coronal mass ejection

Sunspot region 2740 has been much less active as it has been decayed the past few days. But that didn't mean it went totally quiet. A minor eruption near the this sunspot region took place around midnight UTC yesterday and launched a faint partial halo coronal mass ejection that could arrive at Earth in a few days from now.

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Current data suggests there is a slight possibility for aurora to appear at the following high latitude regions in the near future

Kirkenes
Norilsk, Vorkuta
The maximum X-ray flux of the past two hours is:
C9.39

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