As hype for the potential to see the aurora borealis this weekend increases, thousands of people are now eager to step outside around midnight tonight to glowing, moving multicolored lights in the night sky. They’ll be disappointed. There are a few things to know which will not only keep your expectations in check, but also […]
As we mentioned in a post yesterday, the sun has been very active of late. In fact, another solar flare today means that the sun has erupted with two M-Class solar flares and one X-Class solar flares in the last three days alone. The first two solar flares, from the same sunspot, are both earth-directed […]
Two CME’s (Coronal Mass Ejections) from the sun during the last two days have astronomers brimming with excitement. And although the details aren’t totally certain, the earth-directed nature and magnitude of the solar flares have photographers racing for their cameras in hopes of capturing the elusive aurora borealis. At 1:45pm today, an X-Class (strongest level) solar flare […]
A significant cold front moving through the Central United States will approach the region late on Thursday evening, bringing a wind shift and drop in temperatures both aloft and at the surface. The cold front is associated with a major mid level disturbance, which will shift from the North Central US into Southeastern Canada. As […]