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14. There was an X5.8 flare recently

Sat May 11, 2024, 02:49 AM

May 11

So this sunspot group has been extremely active, almost as much as the one in October 2003, which also was the last time I had seen visible aurora.

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Anybody had any luck catching auroras? [View all] tornado34jh May 11 OP

Yes! Gorgeous in Maine. Easterncedar May 11 #1

The last time I got photographic aurora (also called deep-sky aurora) tornado34jh May 11 #3

I tried to catch it on my phone. Easterncedar May 11 #2

I'm in San Antonio. No luck. LeftInTX May 11 #6

That's what we saw in Western NC blm May 11 #7

My parents live in Montana tornado34jh May 11 #8

It probably is... 2naSalit May 11 #9

It really depends on how strong the geomagnetic storm is tornado34jh May 11 #10

Well... 2naSalit May 11 #11

Yeah, cuz lookit... 2naSalit May 11 #13

There was an X5.8 flare recently tornado34jh May 11 #14

Ehhh...Overcast in NYC 😑... electric_blue68 May 11 #15