Aurora watch and GEOMAGNETIC WARNING June 8-9

The last set of CME's caused a brief G2 storm around 11 pm on the 5th. The northern hemisphere got some decent displays but I've not heard much from the Southern Hemisphere.The Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre reports a fast partial halo coronal mass ejection (CME) erupted from the Sun from 06/1411 UT and is expected to arrive at Earth from 08/1300 UT (that's 11 pm AEST). This CME is expected to cause G2-G3 geomagnetic conditions on 8 June, and easing to G1-G2 geomagnetic conditions by 9 June.If storms eventuate, visible aurora may be seen in Tasmania southern parts of Victoria, and possibly southern South Australia, Western Australia and NSW during local night hours around midnight. The Moon is at last Last Quarter. It will not interfere too much with seeing aurora in the early morning. Keep an eye out and be patient, as the magnetic polarity of the wind fluctuates significantly and aurora may come and go. Dark sky sites have the best chance of seeing anything, and always…