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This outburst is a type of CME known as a"halo CME," which appears larger than the sun in coronagraph images obtained by sungazing spacecraft as the solar particles approach Earth, appearing like a circular halo.
Solar particles from this halo CME will hit Earth starting Wednesday, as anticipated in a forecast model from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , Spaceweather.com reported. It is possible that, with the CME's arrival at Earth, we could experience a G2-class geomagnetic storm, according to Spaceweather.com. This is a moderate class,"low hazard" geomagnetic storm, a type of event that could spark hours of
from the Arctic Circle into northern United States and as far south as New York. These types of events do not interfere with power grids or satellites.
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