08-03-2012, 08:06 PM
(08-03-2012, 07:52 PM)pwdrive Wrote: Me and my wife were trying to work out if we could get to northen Norway (without flying) from the time a CME is spotted until the time it reaches earth, what do you think?
Well, if you'd got everything pre-arranged to leave at a moments notice you might just make it. I believe nearly all CME's take about two days to reach the Earth once they are spotted erupting on the Sun's surface.
Going to the high latitudes of Norway/Finland/Sweden on a Northern Lights holiday is something I'd very much like to do one day. Until then, its the slight chance of glimpsing something here if the right geomagnetic storm and good observing weather conditions coincide.
Regards
