On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 21:32:56 +0100, nevillef wrote:

Earth hit by a major CME today:

http://www.dcs.lancs.ac.uk/iono/aurorawatch/

Unfortunately hit around UK miday but sparked auroras elswhere in
darkness.
Never mind- would have been cloudy anyway!

Nevillef




Clear skies in Aberdeen. Didn't miss owt though - the CME abated by the
time it got dark.