While last night's G4 solar storm produced stunning auroral displays visible across parts of the US and the Bahamas, the storm is weakening. Although auroras may still be visible tonight, they are expected to be less intense and not reach as far south.
It will still be possible to see something, but the view will not be as pronounced, and isn’t expected to make it as far south as last night’s reportsGiven the ongoing solar storm peaked with G4 conditions last night around 10 p.m, the strength of the storm is weakening. It will still be possible to see something, but the view will not be as pronounced, and isn’t expected to make it as far south as last night’s reports either, which spanned Texas, Florida and the Bahamas.
Then it interacts with our magnetosphere and those ions ride to the poles, making it into our atmosphere in places where we don’t have a strong magnetic field like we do facing the sun. Once the ions are in, they interact with oxygen and nitrogen and produce the colors we see in the sky. Friday night, it's possible you may see a pink glow, but it's unlikely we'll see the same kind of vibrancy or color range we did on Thursday.
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