Per Spaceweather.com there is a possibility of aurora on October 30/31:
"GEOMAGNETIC STORM WARNING: NOAA forecasters say there is an 85% chance of geomagnetic storms on Oct. 30th when a CME [Coronal Mass Ejection] is expected to hit Earth's magnetic field. It could be a strong storm, category G3, which means auroras could descend to mid-latitudes--places like Kansas, Nebraska, Oregon, Virginia. The CME's arrival time is uncertain; estimates range from midday on Oct. 30th to the early hours of Oct. 31."
https://www.spaceweather.com/
Possibility of Aurora Oct 30/31
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Re: Possibility of Aurora Oct 30/31
The forecast isn’t looking good for tonight.
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Re: Possibility of Aurora Oct 30/31
It was a no show. I got up a 4 AM and it was clear but no aurora.
From Spaceweather.com ---
"WEAK CME IMPACT AND GEOMAGNETIC STORM: A CME hit Earth's magnetic field on Oct. 31st at ~10:00 UT. The impact was weak--a far cry from the "big hit" we expected--and it sparked an equally weak G1-class geomagnetic storm. "
From Spaceweather.com ---
"WEAK CME IMPACT AND GEOMAGNETIC STORM: A CME hit Earth's magnetic field on Oct. 31st at ~10:00 UT. The impact was weak--a far cry from the "big hit" we expected--and it sparked an equally weak G1-class geomagnetic storm. "
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Re: Possibility of Aurora Oct 30/31
At least Lisa Meadows on channel 4 was kind enough to explain tonight why this turned out to be a bust.
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