Darn, I’m headed back to Idaho on April 17, a day late.
Chance for an aurora ping
>>”....With rare exception—look at the Carrington Event of 1859—the events won’t disrupt your daily life. “<<
Have any of the experts factored in the idea that earth’s protective magnetic shield is much weaker from where it was in 1859?
Just New York and Idaho?
This article is very poorly written from a scientific standpoint. They do not explain the ground areas where the auroras will be visible very well. They also do not give any clues on how they can be seen; e.g., morning or evening, or does it matter?
15ish years ago my mom and I saw/experienced one morning an amazing slow flowing gold pink orange mixture flowing through our yard approx 7am.
Have looked up aurora, northern lights etc and never seen pictures like it. I wish I video taped but we only got a few still pictures of it. It was like what I imagine might be being in the glorious atmosphere of heaven and seeing amazing vibrant colors, feeling such peace and awe at the same time.
I don’t like thinking about instability in the sun.
Don’t like it.
Not even a little bit.
Here is the forecast from NOAA: https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-viewline-tonight-and-tomorrow-night-experimental
Doesn’t look like it will be visible in the lower 48.
Maybe visible in ND and northern MN tonight.
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