Amazingly high intensity solar activity has led to this potential for the week: The northern lights as low as Pennsylvania .. Amazing .. I’ll be watching from my back yard so as long as the view is good. Right now as I type his the sky is clear and the atmosphere is warm..

A reminder from the sun: We are tiny spokes in the wheel of the universe. And our grid is always in danger.

But until the end, enjoy the beautiful light show coming our way…

Northern Light watch

I’m a solar flare freak.

And I’m pretty excited at the prospects of tonight’s Northern Lights possibilities here in Pennsylvania. On the Kp index, tonight will be a 6 to 8.. 

it’s going to be touchy though.. They are set to hit at 8pm tonight, but with a deviation of 7 hours, there is a chance that the West may have a better chance if they don’t start before nightfall along the East Coast.. 

Crossing fingers..

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Beauty in a 1 minute.. 

Here is a time lapse video of the Northern Lights in the early morning hours of 7/15/2012 taken just north of Dubuque, Iowa at the Balltown, Iowa scenic overlook.

And the scenes of a green and purple aura in the sky are absolutely amazing.

Not sure if my hometown saw northern lights.. sadly the sky was cloudy all night.

Sunspot 1520 and the X flare last week caused this spectacular show, and I am truly jealous of whoever got to see it..including the residents of Balltown, Iowa.

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

And for all the dads out there who like solar flares (me included) this one is for you

Geomagnetic storms are circling Earth’s poles in the wake of a double CME impact on June 16th.. Earth’s magnetic field has strongly compressed after the flares and impact.. After nightfall Saturday Northern Lights were visible even in the Northern United States such as North Dakota and Wisconsin..

There aren’t too many times I’d say I would like to live in North Dakota, but I saw some pictures on SpaceWeather and Facebook of the Northern Lights over North Dakota and it looked like absolute majesty in the sky. 

There is beauty to solar flares.. until that day when a series of X flares knocks out power and modern life. But at least Northern Lights will be looking pretty amid the lack of technology.

The strong solar flare may charge up the Northern Lights tonight

The strong solar flare may charge up the Northern Lights tonight