From USA TODAY :
A severe geomagnetic – or "solar" – storm is hitting Earth today, producing gorgeous auroras and sparking concerns about power disruptions.
The storm, which hit the Earth at around 10:00 a.m. ET, is a "G4" on the five-point scale, according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center. Spaceweather.com reports that it's the strongest so far in this solar cycle, which occurs about every 11 years.
These types of "storms" are part of what's known as space weather, when energy that blasts off from the sun interacts with the Earth's atmosphere and geomagnetic field. ( the rest )
IT was not cloudy out tonight , a cold mostly clear night, but we did not see anything on our walk...
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