Posted on 12/09/2020 10:44:08 PM PST by BenLurkin
A Geomagnetic Storm Watch has been issued for Dec. 9th - 11th. It could bring the Northern Lights down into Michigan.
On Monday, Dec. 7 a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME), which is an event where the sun releases a significant amount of charged particles, was detected by the Space Weather Prediction Center. The particles generated by this event are predicted to reach Earth starting Wednesday night and lasting through Friday, Dec. 11.
The highest activity is expected on Thursday, Dec. 10, but if that peak falls during daylight hours we won't be able to see anything. Our best chances are late Wednesday night/Thursday morning or Thursday evening.
(Excerpt) Read more at wzzm13.com ...
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – An unusually strong coronal mass ejection (CME) coming from the sun earlier this week will give a majority of the United States the chance to see northern lights Wednesday and Thursday night. This includes one of the rare occasions where the auroras could make it far enough south to North Carolina.
The most likely times for this to happen are from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Wednesday and Thursday nights. If they appear, auroras will be in the northern sky.
https://myfox8.com/news/strong-solar-flares-mean-rare-northern-lights-possible-in-north-carolina/
I’m a little further north (S. IL) than usual, tonight. Not seeing much, but there appear to be thin clouds to the North that might be blocking the glow, if any.
Just went outside, but no joy. 11:15 pm, San Francisco Bay Area.
Is it tonight or tomorrow? You are north of me.
Earthquake time....
The headline is deceiving. When I saw “lower 48” I assume they were visible all over the USA.
Doesn’t matter to me.
I live in Pittsburgh. We don’t get a clear sky, day or night, from Thanksgiving until Groundhog Day.
SARCING HERE: A Coronal Mass Ejection? Sounds like a Corona Beer drunk Jeffrey Toobin on TV.
I’ve see three Auroras in Baltimore and No. Virginia - white, red and green. Don’t miss them if you can.
NWS' pages on space weather are pretty cool...
Oh, links:
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/shock-observed-l1
https://www.weather.gov/safety/space-ww
(then click on links under “Space Weather Resources”)
I recall events slightly visible as far south as St. Louis or Paducah, KY — NWS mentions one in 2003. But there was a real doozie back in, maybe the late 1970’s? This one was not only visible at the northern horizon: The entire sky at my Mom’s turned red! That was nearly as far south as Cape Girardeau, MO.
I’m in Wa state. This event may enhance propagation for HF ham frequencies. I’ll definitely be monitoring 10 and 6 meters! CQ de N7LRG.
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