If you look forward to meteor showers, solar and lunar eclipses and other natural phenomena, you’re going to love what’s in store this weekend.
The British Geological Survey and the Space Weather Prediction Center, are reporting that a coronal mass ejection (CME) arrived on February 14th, sparking a wonderful Valentine’s Day show featuring the Northern Lights.
The bad news is, you may have missed it. The good news is, there are two more CMEs expected to arrive over the next day or two. Those in Britain (and those in other Northern latitudes like Alaska) are likely to get quite the show.
According to the British Geological Survey, “Since February 13 three energetic solar flares have erupted on the sun and spewed clouds of charged plasma called coronal mass ejections (CMEs) out towards the earth.”
What time are the Northern Lights 2011?
The BGS states that “recent estimates suggest arrival later on the 17th or early 18th of February.” That means you’ll need to stay up late tonight and into the wee hours of tomorrow morning to catch the show. They also add that “magnetic storms are likely to follow the arrival of these later CMEs.
I don’t live in an area considered Northern Latitude so if you happen to snap photos or videos of the Northern Lights display in your area this weekend, please leave your links in the comment section below.
When photos and videos of the event appear online, I’ll post them here so make sure to check back!
Will you be watching the Northern Lights/Solar Flare display this 2011?
