Northern Lights Are Out Tonight, G1 Storm in Progress
Delicate rays, including one bright beam that resembled a searchlight, grew from multiple, faint auroral arcs around 11-11:15 p.m. CST, March 2 as seen from Duluth, Minn. Bob King Wind blowing from a hole in the sun's corona sparked a minor but beautiful auroral display tonight. And it's still happening as of 11:30 p.m. CST. I just returned from taking a few photos. Around 10:30 p.m. the aurora formed a long, low arc across the northern sky visible from the countryside. 20 minutes later, a brighter arc formed below it no more than 5° high as seen from Duluth, Minn. This bright ray looked just like a comet. I was reminded of Comet NEOWISE from last July when it appeared in the northern sky. Bob King Then at 11 p.m., things got exciting when the first diffuse rays grew from that arc. Soon, multiple rayed arcs came out of nowhere, every one of them sprouting rays that slowly swept from east to west no more than 10-15° above the northern horizon. In the camera I could tell how inte