10-01-2012, 08:52 PM
Well that aforementioned measly C class CME/solar flare mentioned by Spaced / zenmaster caused this:
Auroras in California from a c-class flare? That ain't normal.
http://spaceweather.com/archive.php?view...&year=2012' Wrote:A strong (Kp=7) geomagnetic storm sparked by a CME impact on Sept. 30th is subsiding now. At maximum, during the early hours of Oct. 1st, Northern Lights descended as far south in the United States as Michigan, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Ohio, Montana, Minnesota, Washington, Idaho, Illinois and South Dakota. Even California experienced some auroras. Tim Piya Trepetch caught a patch of sky turning purple over the Lassen Volcanic National Park:
Auroras in California from a c-class flare? That ain't normal.