Aurora has been seen across Canada and some northern states tonight. Alaska can expect lights if the weather is clear.Reporting aurora are:ME, MI, MN, WI, ND, MT and Canada ON, QC, MB, SK, AB and northern regions. I did not hear from Newfoundland or Nunavut. Expect lights in NT and YT. It will be a…
What happened??? Why didn’t we see a great aurora last night further south that usual?*There was an event on the sun. A sunspot region threw a X1 class flare. It was a big flare, and nice to see because it has been awhile since we saw one, especially headed toward earth (the term for this…
The incoming CME disappointed many aurora watchers hoping for a sighting this past night. Finally, in the middle of the night in Alaska, the CME from the X1 flare has hit. We wait for the data to improve as it travels to earth. Then, we may see aurora. Alaska is mostly cloudy. Depending on the…
Well that was a bust forecast! An excellent forecast for several nights turned into a no-show for the coronal mass ejection (CME). The North Pole webcam did capture a pretty big, but short show on Sept 1 unrelated to the CME, but was due to a nice sustained negative Bz. You can watch the cam’s…
The CME has hit and the data is improving. Solar winds are around 575 km/sec and the Bt is 16. (as of 5:30pm Alaska time, 02:30 UTC). Now, we watch and wait for auroras all night long. The forecast is Kp 7, as the G3 Storm Watch is still in effect. Where will auroras be…
