University of Alberta's satellite armed and ready to observe

Space is battling a major geomagnetic storm this weekend, and the University of Alberta’s Ex-Alta 1 Satellite is armed and ready to observe.
The most significant solar flare in 12 years erupted from the sun on Sept. 6, which will cause huge explosions of magnetic fields and plasma speeding towards Earth in the coming days.   
It’s exactly the sort of event the Ex-Alta 1 was built for. The milk carton-sized cube satellite was&