The Interplanetary Magnetic Field (the other IMF) varies a bit in strength and orientation -- it is not the same in all places or at all times -- but generally tends northward. That works out well for us in general, because when the IMF's orientation is northerly, the field's interaction with the magnetic field of Earth protects us from the solar
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The gentle (and much-needed) rain from heaven doth fall.
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IMF: B(total) 16.3 / B(z) 14.3 south
Geomagnetic activity: Kp 6 = storm
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