Aurora

Thursday has been a nice day in the D.C. region, weather-wise. But a strong geomagnetic storm is currently underway that could produce an aurora over parts ...

[Spaceweather.com](https://spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=23&month=03&year=2023) has a daily snapshot of what the space weather in the Solar System is going to be like, along with a current image of the Sun. As the Sun approaches Solar Maximum, it [produces more sunspots,](https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/phenomena/sunspotssolar-cycle) which in turn produce solar events like today’s Level G3 geomagnetic storm. 1, 1859, the Sun experienced a solar eruption that was observed by English astronomer Richard Carrington and ended up bearing his name. The area’s more southerly location and [less-than-ideal weather forecast](https://wtop.com/weather/) makes it more improbable. You can email me at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]). But in the realm of near-Earth space and our planet’s magnetic field, a strong Use a camera or smartphone that can take exposures of several seconds — including using “Night Sky” or “Low Light” settings if your camera offers them — of the northern horizon. Thursday has been a nice day in the D.C. We know it will be there every new day and count on it for life-giving warmth and energy. What many people may not know is that our Sun undergoes You might be able to detect some color in the sky if aurora are present, but they would likely be low on the northern horizon.

The Space Weather Prediction Center predicts that they will appear as far south as New York and Idaho.

The majority of solar activity results in spectacular auroras and minor radio glitches. Several organizations, including NASA and NOAA, keep a constant eye on the Sun in case something goes wrong. [Insider](https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/a-hole-30-times-earths-size-has-spread-across-the-sun-blasting-solar-winds-thatll-hit-our-planet-by-end-of-this-week/articleshow/98884955.cms), coronal holes are a normal part of the sun's activity. The sun's upper atmosphere accelerates the flow of the charged-particle stream whenever these holes appear. Recently, the Solar Dynamics Observatory of NASA spotted a black region of the sun known as the coronal hole from which powerful solar winds have been blowing outward. As a result, the sky paints a colorful picture.

The National Weather Service says the northern lights may be visible tonight and tomorrow night, along with the ISS this evening.

in the low to mid northern sky and last for 6 minutes. On Friday night, the National Weather Service in Marquette is forecasting mostly clear skies. This graphic from the Weather Forecast Office in Marquette shows a nice day today and tomorrow with the clear skies persisting into Friday night. The clouds will be moving steadily in one direction, while the northern lights will be shifting and pulsing if they appear and would be greenish in color. The second flyover time is 10:18 p.m. They say the northern lights may be visible tonight!

With clouds clearing Thursday night, the solar event could be seen as far south as Buffalo.

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National Weather Service offices in Montana, Wyoming, Minnesota, Wisconsin, the Dakotas, and New York reported seeing the aurora borealis.

The colorful aurora forms when particles flowing from the sun get caught up in Earth's magnetic field. The best chance for spotting the aurora were in states such as Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and New York. [Thursday night Space Weather Prediction Center forecast](https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g3-strong-geomagnetic-storming-observed-23-march-2023) says strong geomagnetic storming was observed at about 11 a.m. The chances for seeing the Northern Lights were highest — well — in the North. When and where will the Northern Lights be visible? People living in more than a half-dozen states could see a dazzling — and surprising — display of the Northern Lights between Thursday night and Friday morning.