{"id":110537,"date":"2024-10-05T04:00:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T21:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110537"},"modified":"2024-10-05T04:00:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T21:00:51","slug":"quite-pleasing-northern-lights-will-dazzle-us-amid-solar-flares-heres-how-and-when-to-see-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110537","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Quite pleasing&#8217; northern lights will dazzle US amid solar flares \u2014 here&#8217;s how and when to see them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Brace yourselves for a northern light show of potentially epic proportions.<\/p>\n<p>Some lucky stargazers in the U.S. may glimpse the aurora borealis after the sun unleashed the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/03\/science\/strongest-of-its-kind-flare-may-cause-blackouts-massive-solar-storm-on-earth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">second-largest solar flare <\/a>in seven years on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>This meteorological fireworks \u2014 caused by an interaction between <a href=\"https:\/\/spaceplace.nasa.gov\/aurora\/en\/#:~:text=When%20a%20solar%20storm%20comes,of%20light%20in%20the%20sky.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Earth\u2019s magnetic field and supercharged particles <\/a>from the sun \u2014 will reportedly be visible across the northern United States on Friday, Oct. 4, and Saturday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/ariannajohnson\/2024\/10\/04\/northern-lights-forecast-upgraded-for-this-weekend---aurora-borealis-could-be-visible-in-these-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forbes reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the northern lights will be \u201cmost visible\u201d Friday night in Alaska and Canada. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Some lucky stargazers in the U.S. will be able to glimpse the aurora borealis after the sun unleashed the second-largest solar flare in seven years on Tuesday. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Northern lights are seen in Canyon, Minnesota, in 2019. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts that a new light show will be \u201cquite pleasing to look at,\u201d provided the weather is good and stargazers are in the \u201cright place.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Star Tribune via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>However, the polar rainbow is expected to overlap parts of the contiguous United States, including Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.<\/p>\n<p>While generally viewed from a more northerly location, the borealis will be visible in areas outside the norm after the sun erupted with two flares, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/03\/science\/strongest-of-its-kind-flare-may-cause-blackouts-massive-solar-storm-on-earth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">including an X-class solar fare<\/a> \u2014 the \u201cstrongest of its kind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The supercharged sunburst, emanating from sunspot AR3842, clocked in at X7.1, making it the second most powerful in the last seven years after the monster\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/05\/15\/us-news\/sun-shoots-out-biggest-solar-flare-in-almost-2-decades\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X8.7 magnitude\u00a0<\/a>in May.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The aurora borealis dances in the skies over Edmonton, Canada, in mid-September. The upcoming light show was triggered by solar flares. <span class=\"credit\">ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s also a coronal mass ejection (CME) \u2014 when plasma and magnetic particles\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/05\/28\/lifestyle\/sunspots-return-could-cause-more-blackouts-auroras\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">burst forth from the sun\u2019s surface<\/a>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0which will reportedly cause geomagnetic storms. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>NOAA originally\u00a0predicted that the storms would go down Thursday through Saturday, but is now saying that they\u2019ll extend through Sunday, Forbes reported.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ve also been upgraded to strong G3 storms \u2014 the third most powerful\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spaceweather.sansa.org.za\/space-weather-information\/definitions\/noaa-scales\/297-geomagnetic-storm-scale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">after the G4 and G5<\/a> \u2014 which have the potential to impact navigation systems, power grids and even satellite communications.<\/p>\n<p>The upshot is that more powerful geomagnetic storms generally result in a more brilliant borealis, such as the luminescent light display that occurred in the wake of May\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/05\/13\/lifestyle\/north-americans-have-one-more-chance-to-see-the-northern-lights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Category 5 geomagnetic event<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>NOAA currently forecasts that tonight\u2019s has a Kp index of\u00a05, on a scale of zero to 9, signifying there will be more aurora motion (kaleidoscopic colors shimmering across the sky) as the lights become brighter.<\/p>\n<p>It will be \u201cquite pleasing to look at,\u201d provided the weather is good and stargazers are in the \u201cright place,\u201d per the meteorological organization.<\/p>\n<p>Experts advise aurora watchers to glimpse the lights when they\u2019re most active between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. <\/p>\n<p>Viewers are also advised to venture as close to the poles as possible, avoid city lights and other pollution and pick a hilltop or other prime vantage point from which to gaze.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/04\/science\/quite-pleasing-northern-lights-will-dazzle-us-amid-solar-flares-heres-how-and-when-to-see-them\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brace yourselves for a northern light show of potentially epic proportions. 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