Hey Space Placers AND AURORA CHASERS!
The Sun has unleashed a solar event that impacted Earth yesterday https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/cme-passage-continues-today-16-apr-2025 and has intensified even more today.
Earth is experiencing a Level G3 Geomagnetic Storm https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/cme-passage-continues-today-16-apr-2025 today that will produce the Northern Lights (Aurora) tonight after it gets dark.
It is recommended that Aurora chasers check the latest Aurora forecast at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center Aurora Forecast Webpage https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/communities/aurora-dashboard-experimental and get outside after dark equipped with their Smartphones and/or cameras.
You will need a clear view of the northern horizon that is hopefully free of bright lights. Try looking with your eyes to see if Aurora are visible. If you do not see any - or if you do - take an image with your Smartphone and/or camera - an exposure of several seconds is best.
We had several Aurora sightings in the US last year https://wtop.com/the-space-place/2024/10/dc-area-gets-rare-glimpse-of-northern-lights/ and this is our first real chance of seeing them over a wide area in 2025.
Here’s to clear skies tonight https://wtop.com/weather/ - YAY - and Aurora!!!!!!
Sky Guy in CA
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