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Aurora borealis could be visible tonight in northern USA - Twitchin Kitten - 02-18-2011
I am going to try to stay up late and see if it is visible in NJ.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists say a solar flare the evening of Feb. 14 is causing radio disruptions and may put on a cool sky show Thursday and Friday nights in some northern regions. But they say the solar storm zapping Earth is not that big or troublesome.
Bob Rutledge, who is lead forecaster for the federal government's Space Weather Prediction Center, said the solar X-ray flare is the largest of its type since December 2006. But that's mostly because the sun's been unusually quiet for nearly five years.
This solar storm rates an R-3 on a five-point scale. It's on the weak end of what's considered strong, but still there are about 175 of those every decade or so. Rutledge said some commercial airliners have reported radio disruptions, but no harm.
The aurora borealis, or Northern Lights, could be visible across parts of the northern USA tonight and Friday night, especially over New England, AccuWeather reports.
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RE: Aurora borealis could be visible tonight in northern USA - twisteroo - 02-18-2011
I'm pretty sure the 50mph winds are going to blow some clouds in, otherwise I would try to stay up and have a peek or at least get out and look at 4am when I get up.
RE: Aurora borealis could be visible tonight in northern USA - Twitchin Kitten - 02-18-2011
yeah, doesn't look like it's going to be visible for me either. It's been cloudy and overcast all day.
Sucks, I never saw them.
RE: Aurora borealis could be visible tonight in northern USA - twisteroo - 02-19-2011
I've seen them before, down here they are nothing like the pictures you see from up north.
Last night when it was still clear I went outside and had a peek, I saw nothing. This morning we have blizzard conditions, so I'm pretty sure there is nothing to see.
RE: Aurora borealis could be visible tonight in northern USA - Twitchin Kitten - 02-19-2011
We must have been too far south, we didn't see a thing. It's been super windy for the last two days too.