There was a long duration M2.2 event which peaked at 23:10 UT
March 15, accompanied by a fairly fast full halo CME. This is
undoubtedly the cause of the proton event that forced the Chandra
Science shutdown this morning.


Mar 19, 2003 Shift Report
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A long duration M1.0 event peaked at 02:31 UTC on March 18. A
full halo CME resulted, that will likely reach the Earth sometime on
March 20.

LASCO images are available thru 19 Mar 2002 10:20 GMT.
There is a high chance of a CME arriving within 96 hrs and a
high chance of M or X class flares in the next 48 hours.