A strong solar storm impacted Earth from Sunday night into the wee hours of Monday morning, and it produced some incredible auroras for observers with clear skies in high latitudes.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), the solar storm reached the G3 level at its peak, potentially producing northern lights as far south as Illinois.
This storm marks the strongest solar storm yet in 2016, according to Spaceweather.com, and skywatchers shared many photos of the dancing lights. Read more…
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