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Not an aurora

NOT AURORAS: For the past week, solar wind has been buffeting Earth’s magnetic field, turning skies around the Artic Circle beautiful shades of green. But not every green sky is caused by the aurora borealis. Last night, for example, pilot Brian Whittaker was flying 34,000 feet over the Atlantic Ocean when he witnessed verdant hues…

quiet aurora

Despite a low kp level and weak forecast, the aurora made an appearance last night. It was mostly cloudy in our area. Tonight expect more of the same, with possible minor activity at higher latitudes (to include Fairbanks).