A huge geomagnetic storm is heading toward Earth, potentially providing photographers with beautiful auroras.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center has been monitoring the sun following a strong “X-Class” solar flare and coronal mass ejection on October 8th and haveThe CME is expected to cause geomagnetic storms when directed toward Earth, which could impact and potentially disrupt communications, the electric power grid, navigation systems, and satellite operations.
The good news is the SWPC has already been in contact with the operators responsible for these systems so they can prepare and take protective action. While there is still concern about the situation developing inThe team at NOAA expects the geomagnetic storm, which is traveling at nearly 2.5 million miles per hour, to make contact with the Earth in the late morning/early afternoon on Thursday, with effects stretching into the early hours of Saturday. While there is no sure thing regarding the presence of auroras in these situations, the sheer magnitude of the X1.8 flare should provide hope for astrophotographers to see an exciting sky, especially in the mid-to-high latitudes, as long as they have clear, dark skies, with visibility starting within the first hour of darkness.where the SWPC provides a real-time model showing the last 24 hours of visibility as well as projections and estimates for what the next 30 minutes will be like. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center is the official source for space weather forecasts, watches, warnings, and alerts. VisitWatch a Massive Solar Flare That Knocked Out Radios Fire From the Sun
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Northern lights in Illinois could be more frequent as ‘solar maximum' nearsThe NOAA predicts a 'solar maximum' in the coming months, or the peak solar activity during the sun's 11-year solar cycle.
Read more »
15,564 Solar Jobs Added in USA Last Year, Reaching Record 279,447–454,136 Solar WorkersClean Tech News & Views: EVs, Solar Energy, Batteries
Read more »
NASA, NOAA to Provide Update on Progress of Solar CycleNASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will discuss the Sun’s activity and the progression of Solar Cycle 25 during a media
Read more »
Auroras Forecast Over US This Week as Severe Solar Storm to Hit Earth'The aurora may become visible over much of the northern half of the country, and maybe as far south as Alabama to northern California,' NOAA predicted.
Read more »
'Severe' solar storm could cause tech disruptions, bring northern lights farther southThe stronger the solar storm, the farther south the northern lights can be seen.
Read more »
Severe solar storm could stress power grids as US deals with major back-to-back hurricanesA severe solar storm is headed to Earth that could stress power grids even more as the U.S. deals with major back-to-back hurricanes, space weather forecasters
Read more »