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 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…
We have an incoming CME!The sun released a C7.4 class flare which resulted in an earth directed coronal mass ejection. The estimated speed of this event is 1783 km/sec and G1 to G3 storm level. The arrival times are estimated to be Dec 9. Auroras may be seen starting Dec 8 (tonight for Alaska, as…
Alaska times: Sept 11/12 Kp 4 is forecast. Sept 12/13 Kp 6 is forecast. Sept 13/14 Kp 5 is forecast. For UTC times, here is the forecast. Be ready for auroras in all of Alaska, Canada, and the upper USA due to a coronal hole high speed stream (CH HSS). Northern Europe, possibly the UK….
