Aurora Alert!

By Kevin Schafer

Updated May 5, 2016

Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights, Canada

A powerful X5 solar flare occurred yesterday and is sending a major ion blast towards the earth. If you live along the northern tier states and have clear skies tonight, and especially tomorrow night, it would be worth looking for a dark clear northern horizon – and bring your camera! Keep an eye on the north, generally between 11:00 pm and 1:00 am. The most activity should occur the night of March 8/9. For more information and forecasts go to :

NASA: Spaceweather.com

University of Alaska : Aurora Forecast

Good luck – and let us know what you see!

Originally Published March 7, 2012

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