Seeing the astronomical phenomenon known as the northern lights is a bucket list item for many people!
A series of geomagnetic disturbances that left the sun heading for Earth in recent days could give some residents in the Northern Hemisphere a light show in the form of the solar storm influences from what are known as Coronal Mass Ejections and a Coronal Hole High Speed Stream have already reached Earth Sunday, with effects lasting through Friday evening.Forecasters with the National Weather Service in Riverton, Wyoming shared the photo below of the glowing amber sky taken on early Sunday.
A Geomagnetic Storm Watch was issued before the arrival of the event and warned of the potential interference with communication systems and spacecraft operations.If NOAA experts believe the event could be stronger than originally anticipated, the alert could be upgraded to a During the most significant geometric storms, widespread power outages are possible, and communication systems are subject to failure.
A failure to anticipate the strength of a geomagnetic storm in 2022 was blamed for the loss of more than three dozen SpaceX satellites that became inoperable and burned up in Earth’s atmosphere.However, in this event, NOAA’s SWPC expects parts of the globe to again reach at least a Level 6 out of 9 on the Kp Index scale on Sunday night.
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