Solar alert

Issued on 2023 Apr 29 0922 UTC

A partial halo Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) was launched today at 01:36 UT, as can be seen in LASCO/C2 images. Its speed is estimated to be 600 km/s. Although relatively narrow, it has a chance to become geo-effective either late 1 May or early 2 May.