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May 16, 2000
On May 15 a coronagraph on the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory captured rare images of a full halo coronal mass ejection with 4 planets and the Pleiades in the field of view. Material from the eruption could arrive in the neighborhood of Earth on May 17 or 18.
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May 1, 2000
A coronal mass ejection (CME) from a small
sunspot group was recorded by the Solar and
Heliospheric Observatory on April 30, 2000. If
material from the eruption is heading toward Earth,
as animations of the CME suggest, then the shock
wave will probably arrive late on May 2nd or
sometime on May 3rd. Forecasters estimate a 30%
chance of active geomagnetic conditions at
middle-latitudes on May 3, 2000.
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May 4, 2000
The planets Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn have
entered the field of view of instruments on board
the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory as they
approach the Sun for Friday's much-touted
conjunction. Animations of this rare event include
two coronal mass ejections with three planets in the
background.
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http://www.spaceweather.com
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