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Northern lights may be visible in these 18 US states tonight
space.com ^ | 09/01/2025 | Daisy Dobrijevic l

Posted on 09/01/2025 5:02:31 PM PDT by BenLurkin

A potent cannibal solar storm has hit Earth and could put on a spectacular northern lights display across the U.S tonight.

A fast-moving coronal mass ejection (CME), launched by a long-duration M2.7 flare from sunspot AR 4199 on Aug. 30, slammed into Earth's magnetic field around 5 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT) on Sept. 1, according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC).

The CME is likely to spark a G2 (moderate) to G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm, with a chance of reaching G4 (severe) levels, according to NOAA and the U.K. Met Office. That means auroras could extend much farther south than usual β€” potentially giving millions across the northern and even central U.S. a shot at catching the lights.

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TOPICS: Astronomy
KEYWORDS: auroraborealis; northernlights

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1 posted on 09/01/2025 5:02:31 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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States that could see the northern lights tonight

Alaska

Montana

North Dakota

Minnesota

Wisconsin

Michigan

Maine

South Dakota

Vermont

New Hampshire

Idaho

Washington

Oregon

New York

Wyoming

Iowa

Nebraska

Illinois


2 posted on 09/01/2025 5:04:00 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

It will be nothing like the summer of 1979... They were out pretty much every night during that summer... Spectacular auroras... Never seen anything like it since then.


3 posted on 09/01/2025 5:22:19 PM PDT by jerod (Nazis were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: BenLurkin

Cannibal storms? Yikes! I better stay in tonight
.


4 posted on 09/01/2025 5:23:05 PM PDT by Texas Eagle ("Throw me to the wolves and I'll return leading the pack"- Donald J. Trump)
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To: Texas Eagle

5 posted on 09/01/2025 5:31:29 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: BenLurkin; metmom

And the clouds are rolling in, after two weeks of solid clear skies, right on time.


6 posted on 09/01/2025 5:38:42 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: BenLurkin

I will be watching. Seeing the Northern Lights is on my bucket list.


7 posted on 09/01/2025 5:44:24 PM PDT by circlecity (Thomas Blackburn)
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To: Steely Tom

Same.

No matter what epic celestial event is happening, we’re guaranteed to be cloud locked here.

Even if the Sweet Meteor O’ Death finally shows up one night, I will absolutely not get to see it.

πŸ˜‘


8 posted on 09/01/2025 5:57:11 PM PDT by Salamander (Please visit my profile page to help me go home again. https://www.givesendgo.com/GCRRD)
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To: Steely Tom; circlecity

Your location would be illuminating even if the Northern Lights are not! πŸ˜€


9 posted on 09/01/2025 7:27:04 PM PDT by the_Watchman
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To: the_Watchman

Sorry, central NY State.


10 posted on 09/01/2025 8:36:55 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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