The Sun is going through an intense time right now.
The storm reached level G4, meaning its severe.
Were in the middle of an intense geomagnetic storm!
NASA Astronaut Matthew Dominick captured this photo of the aurora from the ISS.Matthew Dominick/NASA
A series of solar eruptions arriving at Earth are triggering widespread auroras.
Thats when we can see what the CME is composed of.
How strong is it magnetically?
Whats the speed of its movement?
Is it going to connect with Earth?
Thats when the scientists observing the Suns activity were able to predict that a severe solar storm was imminent.
This solar cycle is exceptionally active, with the Sun developing thelargest numberof sunspots since 2002.
Its obvious that the Sun isnt stopping anytime soon.
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