Northern Lights Predicted Over Canada Thursday Night
The Aurora Borealis may illuminate the skies above Canada this Thursday night, driven by intense space weather from our Sun. A highly active area on the Sun’s surface is emitting powerful solar storms, setting the stage for vivid aurora displays in the coming nights.
Sun Activity Sparks Space Weather Events
In recent weeks, solar astronomers and space weather watchers have observed a remarkable series of solar eruptions. These events, called coronal mass ejections (CMEs) or solar storms, either originated on the side of the Sun not facing Earth or were directed away from our planet. All came from a single cluster of sunspots labeled Active Region 4274 (AR 4274), which has recently rotated into view along the Sun’s eastern edge.
Visual Observations of the Sun
An image from NOAA’s GOES-19 weather satellite, captured by the SUVI instrument, displays several bright active regions on the Sun as of early November. Near the center of this view is a noticeable darker area indicating a large coronal hole.
The four inset images, taken by NASA/ESA’s SOHO spacecraft using the LASCO C3 coronagraph, show four major coronal mass ejections linked to AR 4274.
Significant Solar Flare on November 4
On November 4, AR 4274 produced a major solar flare classified as X1.8, the most powerful since the X1.9 flare on June 19. This flare also ranks as the fifth strongest recorded in 2025 so far.
“Measured as an X1.8-class flare, it is the strongest we've seen from the Sun since the X1.9 flare on June 19.”
Sources and Credits
- NOAA
- NASA/ESA
- Scott Sutherland
Summary: An active sunspot region is generating strong solar storms, promising spectacular Northern Lights over Canada in the coming nights.
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