Models and predictions released by the Space Weather Prediction Center at the USA’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration suggest that the activity could cover Scotland and northern England on New Year’s Eve, although predictions about sightings in more specific locations are hard to make. They will be visible just before New Year’s Eve at certain latitutdes, and it may dip to as low as OR and the Bay Area on the West Coast – depending on the overall strength of the storm.
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Even though the solar flare was not as powerful as an X-class flare, it did trigger a coronal mass ejection (CME), which is believed to be travelling in the direction of the Earth. The Northern Lights are the final result of a process which starts with the sun spewing high-energy particles toward Earth. The high altitude radio signals are expected to be disrupted, the power grids will face fluctuations and the reception for cell phones, satellites and Global Positioning System will be affected.
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Jonny Cooper, Aurora tourism expert and owner of Northern Lights travel specialist company Off the Map Travel added: “Experiencing the Northern Lights is very special and what better time for it to reach the United Kingdom, than to coincide with welcoming in the new year”.
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While not as strong as Wednesday, the SWPC is predicting minor geomagnetic storming due to the CME on New Year’s Eve. A solar flare is a “burst of emission of X-rays, extreme ultraviolet rays and sometimes even gamma rays from a location on the sun”, said Martens.
But the geomagnetic storm won’t bring only attractive sky sights. The agency also reported that people flying early in the morning on December 30, or living in the northern states will get an opportunity to see the northern lights between 2 am and 6 am. In California, the northern lights will be lighted by a G4 geomagnetic storm, a less common event.
There is a high chance that you will see aurora borealis tonight. If it lasts long enough and comes with enough speed to hit the atmosphere, we will be able to see it.
There are two types of Aurora – Aurora Borealis, which means “dawn of the north”, and Aurora Australis, ‘dawn of the south’. The third reason we probably won’t see the aurora here?
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You may witness sky celebrating New Year with you as NOAA has predicted an intense aurora borealis for the last few nights of 2015.
