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A series of solar storms is expected to bring impressive polar lights to the Northern Hemisphere this week.
According to , four coronal mass ejections (CMEs) were launched between October 11 and 13, with the first set of them reaching Earth late Wednesday night. UK weather office latest space weather Forecast.
The most important performance of Northern Lights This will happen in the early morning on Thursday, October 16, with more geomagnetic activity expected on Friday.
Aurora can be seen as far down as New York and Idaho WeWhile in the UK the demonstrations are expected to reach as far south as Yorkshire.
how to see the northern lights
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has several tips for keen sky watchers hoping to see it. Northern Lights This week.
“Go out at night. Stay away from city lights,” NOAA writes on its website.
“The best auroras usually occur within an hour or two after midnight (between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time). These hours of active aurora move toward evening and dawn as geomagnetic activity levels increase.
“The aurora can occur in the evening and morning but it is usually not as active and, therefore, not as attractive to view.”
The agency also notes that the best time of year to see the aurora is around the spring and autumn equinoxes.
With the autumnal equinox falling on September 22 this year, mid-October should be a good time to see the display of northern lights.
When and where to see the northern lights
NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center said the geomagnetic disturbance will reach G2 levels on Wednesday night and Thursday, which could reach the UK and northern parts of the US.
Such powerful storms also have the potential to affect satellites and cause fluctuations in the power grid.
“NOAA’s model runs show the first storm arriving before noon Oct. 14 UTC time,” space meteorologist Tamitha Skov wrote in an article. blog post,
“Storms 2-4 arrive from the afternoon of October 15. We could be dealing with their effects by early October 17, assuming the Sun doesn’t send us any other Earth-directed storms.”
At present, light clouds are expected in most parts of Britain on Wednesday night, although clouds may clear up in parts of northern England, Wales and Scotland.