A large solar flare on Saturday has sparked a geomagnetic storm expected to impact Earth Sunday night into early Monday morning.
The NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center issued a warning for the G3-level storm, caused by a coronal mass ejection and intensified by an X-class solar flare.
The storm will make the aurora borealis visible throughout New York and possibly as far south as the Carolinas.
An X4.5 flare occurred at approximately 14/1529 UTC, resulting in R3 (Strong) HF radio blackouts. pic.twitter.com/5LhTlsxtHR
— NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (@NWSSWPC) September 14, 2024
This short video captured using data from the GOES Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) clearly shows the intense X-class flare that peaked around 1529 UTC today. pic.twitter.com/r7UpUhoTVl
— NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (@NWSSWPC) September 14, 2024
The KP index is expected to peak at 7.0 around 5 a.m. on Monday, offering early risers a chance to see the phenomenon.
Northern Lights lit up the sky on May 10th after an exceptionally powerful CME from the sun blasted our magnetosphere, similar to what is expected to happen tonight.
Anyone see anything cool tonight? pic.twitter.com/5OPd6ItyYc
— Christopher Hyzy (@ediskrad73) May 11, 2024
You can find the dark spots in your area using the official light pollution map here.
Happy aurora hunting!
