by New York (AP) -A strong solar storm that leads to earth could produce colorful Aurora displays in more US states than usual on Tuesday evening.
The sun at the beginning of this week triggered huge outbursts of energy as coronal masses and caused space weather forecasts to issue a geomagnetic storm guard.
Northern lights were predicted in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Parts of North -idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, New York and Pennsylvania can also get a look.
The strength of the light show depends on how the magnetic field of the earth interacts with the solar outbreaks, said Shawn Dahl in the Space Weather Prediction Center from NOAA.
Here is what you know about Auroras and how you can recognize them.
What are the northern lights?
The sun is located in the maximum phase of its 11-year activity cycle, so that the light shows more often and widespread. Colorful northern lights have decorated the night sky in unexpected places and space weather experts that more Auroras are coming.
“It will continue to do something like this all year round,” said Dahl.
Last spring, the strongest geomagnetic storm has been popping the earth for two decades and produced easy representations over the northern hemisphere. And last autumn, a mighty Skygazers solar storm showed far from the Arctic circle, as dance lights in unexpected places such as Germany, Great Britain, New England and New York City.
Aurora displays, which are known as northern and southern lights, are often visible near the poles, where charged particles from the sun interact with the earth’s atmosphere.
Skygazer see the lights deeper into the USA and Europe because the sun goes through a great facelifting. The poles exchange places every 11 years and cause magnetic turns and complications on the way.
Heavy storms are able to crawl radio and GPS communication.
The active sprint of the sun is expected to last at least until the end of this year. If solar activity, according to NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the US Oceanian and atmospheric administration, is only known for months.
What do solar storms do?
Solar storms can bring more than colorful lights to earth.
If quickly moving particles and plasma struggle into the magnetic field of the earth, you can temporarily disrupt the power grid. Space weather can also affect the radio and the satellites of air traffic control in orbit.
In 1859, a heavy Solar storm Aurora triggered to Hawaii and started fire in a rare event of telegraph lines. And a solar storm from 1972 may have detonated the magnetic US sea dates off the coast of Vietnam.
Space weather experts cannot predict a solar storm months in advance. Instead, they alert relevant parties to prepare the earth in the days before a solar outbreak.
As you can see Auroras
You can predict Northern Lights on the website of the NOAA website for the space weather forecast or an Aurora forecast.
Consider Aurora observes in a quiet, dark area outside the urban lights. Kelly Korger from NASA recommended Skygazing from a local or national park. And check the weather forecast because clouds can completely cover up the spectacle.
Taking a picture with a smartphone camera can also show information about the Aurora that is not visible to the mere eye.
“Enjoy it,” said Verredeck. “It is this great show … from the sun to you.”
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