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A map from the Space Weather Prediction Center shows the aurora forecast for the U.S. on Oct. 4, 2024. / Credit: Space Weather Prediction Center Northern lights map for tomorrow night
Even moderate solar wind creates the aurora, NOAA said, so there is usually a weak aurora visible from somewhere on Earth. The best places to see these weaker auroras is close to the planet's ...
The NWS also said the aurora doesn't have to be directly above an area for it to be visible and can be observed more than 600 miles away when the aurora is bright and weather conditions are right.
Pink aurora is produced by nitrogen molecules, green and red aurora is produced by oxygen molecules, and blue and purple aurora is produced by hydrogen and helium molecules, at altitudes of 100 to 400 km. [23] Three CMEs from 8 May reached Earth on 10 May 2024, causing severe to extreme geomagnetic storms with bright and very long-lasting aurorae.
An aurora [a] (pl. aurorae or auroras), [b] also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), [c] is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains ...
Sun-Earth Day is a joint educational program established in 2000 by NASA and ESA. The goal of the program is to popularize the knowledge about the Sun, and the way it influences life on Earth, among students and the public. [1] The day itself is mainly celebrated in the United States near the time of the spring equinox. However, the Sun-Earth ...
Best hours for aurora viewing are generally between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time, with hours expanding toward evening and morning as levels of geomagnetic activity increase.
Aurorasaurus contains a real-time map that displays the location of tweets that talk about auroras and have geolocation data. [2] Users then verify if the tweets indicate a sighting. [ 6 ] Aurorasaurus also plots a "view-line" onto the map which shows users the predicted area in which they can see the aurora according to the National Oceanic ...