The dreaded ion storm. The bane of many Federation starships that wandered too far off course
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Posted on 09/27/2017 11:21:23 PM PDT by Pontiac
GEOMAGNETIC STORMS UNDERWAY NOW: Geomagnetic storms are underway on Sept. 28th as a fast-moving stream of solar wind buffets Earth's magnetic field.
With storm levels reaching category G2, Northern Lights have been photographed in the USA as far south as Wisconsin and Washington. NOAA forecasters say there is a 60% to 80% chance of continued storms during the next 24 hours.
Geomagnetic storms are underway on Sept. 28th as a fast-moving stream of solar wind buffets Earth's magnetic field. With storm levels reaching category G2, Northern Lights have been photographed in the USA as far south as Wisconsin and Washington. NOAA forecasters say there is a 60% to 80% chance of continued storms during the next 24 hours. Free: Aurora Alerts
On several occasions during the winter of 1967 I witnessed Northern Lights in South Bend Indiana (41° North) - significantly farther South than Wisconsin.
I have no idea if that was an unusual year for Solar activity.
I have not seen them at that Latitude since.
crap! I’m too far south.
A few years ago, there was a strong enough storm to let us see the lights in southern TN. They weren’t all that impressive but they WERE auroras and had me standing outside in frigid weather for over an hour to watch. There isn’t much that will keep me outside when it’s cold. LOL
They are fantastic to see, literally lights dancing in the sky.
I hope some northern Freepers get to see them.
The only reason I was outside was that I was a Sophomore in College and I wasn’t allowed a car on campus yet.
I had to walk everywhere.
(I got that remedied with an old Cadillac Sedan a short time later.)
I may have seen the same show in North West Ohio.
I remember my father getting us kids in the car and driving out to the country to watch them.
The lights have been seen as far south as Florida.
If they are ever seen that far south again, hope you have clean water and food for a few days.
I’m at 38 degrees north (SF Bay Area). Here’s hoping for a light show!
The bright side of having to walk everywhere back then was that you got to see the lights more than once. :-)
I didn’t know we even had a chance to see them here that night until they mentioned it on the Nashville evening news. I bundled up and ran outside to watch, putting off supper until I couldn’t stand shivering any more.
That’s the only time I’ve had the good fortune to see them and envy people living farther north who get to see the spectacular auroras. It must be mind-blowing.
Northern Lights were spectacular tonight.
Oh MAN! That is too cool!
"I've got a brother in Alaska!"
"Oh? Nome?"
"Of course I Nome. He's my brother!"
Is the sky dark enough there to see stars?
I have never been there but I thought it was pretty densely populated and therefore light polluted.
#7 Saw a White aurora in Baltimore about 1964/65, then a Green and a Red one in northern Virginia in the late 80’s or early 90’s.
Too much light pollution to see much but a month ago I saw a Cherry Red/Orange-Yellow and White fireball that just slowly glided through the northern Virginia sky heading northward. Lasted at least 5-8 second before it disappeared.
The most beautiful meteor I’ve ever seen. And it was big.
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What impact, if any, does this have on ham radio, satellite, and other communications transmission /reception ?
Can be very disruptive. I noticed some satellite comms were flaky late yesterday.
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