Aurora borealis could be visible in wide swaths of continental US, Europe on Saturday because of large solar flare

CNN ^ | October 29, 2021 | Paul P. Murphy,

[BenLurkin]

[sauropod]

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[PghBaldy]

Here is the source of the map. It can also be used to see the next day. https://www.gi.alaska.edu/monitors/aurora-forecast

I am in the white swathe, but it is generally cloudy here (perhaps the cloudiest city in the USA).

[metmom]

And as usual, it’s overcast.

ARGH!!!!!!

[jmacusa]

Tell me about it! I live on The Jersey Shore.

My back yard faces due east towards the Atlantic. In the Fall and Winter with none of the beach and boardwalk crowd down here there's no light pollution.

Some of the last few Perseid showers and other celestial events have been bust because of overcast conditions.

[cherry]

as a young person in upstate NY we actually saw an aurora from our back yard...we lived in the country....

[cherry]

is anybody a bit concerned about this CME?....

[jmacusa]

Years ago I lived outside of Oneonta.

The skies at night were magnificent.

[metmom]

There was one I saw in Upstate in March of 1990.

My son was only a couple months old is why I remeber it.

It was spectacular.

There have been a few other weak ones but nothing of note.

We live in NH now where it’s generally a lot clearer, but still haven’t seen a good one yet.

[Baldwin77]

Same here. I have seen them in NYS.

[Lurker]

Thanks

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[MayflowerMadam]

Remember when we saw them driving people home from church that time?

[21twelve]

I’ve seen a couple in Northern Minnesota. Even as a kid I could tell that they were influenced by the magnetic poles - looked like the metal shavings and the files thing.

Must have been in the late 1990’s that I saw them once while camping (alone) in southern Washington State. I described them to my 5-year old son the best I could.

For my birthday he drew me a picture in crayons about them. Looked exactly like I remembered them! (I sure hope that is around here somewhere. Well, I know it is - I wouldn’t have thrown it out - just a matter of finding it.)

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

:: Years ago I lived outside of Oneonta. ::

Wear the fox hat, eh.

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

Cloudy....Why of course!

Interesting celestial phenomenon, Comets, conjunctions, meteor showers, novae = overcast sky!

[metmom]

But only where I am.

It’s like it follows me.

[Pollard]

The scale for geomagnetic storms runs from G1, or minor storm, to G5, an extreme storm.

Imagine china getting a direct hit from a G5.

[BluH2o]

Grew up in eastern Canada aurora borealis or northern lights were commonplace ... particularly in the late fall, winter & early spring months. The story goes that if you whistle a tune they will dance for you. Haven't seen the northern lights in decades.

[Delta 21]

No.