Another stunning aurora display possible as NOAA issues severe geomagnetic storm watch
OHIO — The northern lights made a rare and dazzling appearance across Ohio Tuesday night, Nov. 11 — glowing as far south as Cincinnati — and skywatchers may get a second chance to see them tonight.
According to the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), another strong geomagnetic storm is expected tonight, Wednesday, Nov. 12, with conditions possibly even better than last night’s show.
The SWPC has issued a severe geomagnetic storm watch (G4 on a 5-point scale) for Wednesday and a strong geomagnetic storm watch (G3) for Thursday, Nov. 13. These watches follow multiple coronal mass ejections (CMEs) — massive bursts of plasma and magnetic energy — that erupted from the sun on Nov. 9 and 10…