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suggests that solar physicists are expecting more powerful geomagnetic storms in the coming months, emphasizing the need to be prepared.
Friday's geomagnetic storm was intense. It reached G5 status—the highest there is—and aurora was seen as far south as Arizona and Florida in North America. The culprit was a region of sunspots on the solar surface called AR3664, which has since rotated away from view. If it continues to spew solar flares and coronal mass ejections , we can rest assured that we'll know about it from NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, currently sailing close to the sun, and from NASA's MAVEN spacecraft orbiting Mars, which will soon be in the firing line.Another geomagnetic storm could happen at any time.
To see the aurora at its best, you need darkness and a clear sky. That means you need to be ready to head out very late at night to somewhere with as little light pollution as possible.Aurora, to the naked eye from cities, tends to look like grey streaks. Get away from light pollution, and you'll see a lot more. AHowever, wherever you view from you'll likely need a camera or a smartphone to get the best views.
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