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The northern lights shed light on the night sky in Grand Bend, Ontario, Canada, during a geomagnetic storm on May 12, 2024.
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A powerful geomagnetic storm in the forecast For Sunday evening, the colorful northern lights in the United States could make it visible in the United States, according to the space weather for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The Aurora could be over a large said.
Spatial weather officers discovered a solar flacker associated with this geomagnetic storm on Friday, and national weather service offices from Fast citySD, too SpokaneWash.
The geomagnetic storm, which is expected to last until late Monday Coronal massWhat occurs when the sun spits out large amounts of plasma and magnetic field into space.
This disorder in the sun wind can rattle the magnetosphere of the earth and cause problems on our planet. Federal civil servants say that a geomagnetic storm of G3 (strong) or G4 (heavier) is possible, Weather that could Disassemble fault systems, hinder satellite operation and hinder radio communication.
The space weather forecast said that although the coronal mass outlets are weaker, increased sun wind conditions could still lead to a significant cosmic event.
The northern lights caused by sun wind that meet the magnetic field and the atmosphere of the earth are usually best seen In a dark environment late at night or early in the morning.