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…
From the UAF Geo Physical Institute and the Visitor’s Center in Fairbanks: Don’t miss “Aurora Sensations,” a film created with amazing timelapse footage of the aurora as seen from various locations in Alaska. The film will be shown continuously from 5 to 8 p.m. as part of the First Friday activities at the Morris Thompson…
Aurora is across the sky! Fairbanks / North Pole 1255am
The kp level is currently a 7, which should be seen all the way down 52 degrees latitude (other factors need to be taken into consideration also, such as the solar winds). It is Europe’s turn for a show tonight (right now). It is predicted to continue, so folks in the lower 48 and parts…
This short video shows the latest solar flare on the sun, which should produce a very nice aurora this weekend visible in areas where it gets dark, from southern Alaska all the way to the middle of the USA, also in areas of Europe where it gets dark at night. This is a big enough…
