Dramatic solar flare June 7, 2011. Aurora alert June 8 and 9. (pictures, photo, photograph)

[elnina]

It looks like some of you will see beautiful auroras tonight. A great challenge for your photography skills.
Anyone plan to take pictures???

" An event on the Sun occurred on the 7th of June. Prompt arrival of high speed particles has already affected the atmosphere. Our model indicates that the shock wave will reach Earth on the 8th of June around 5pm GMT. This will be followed by a disturbance in the solar wind that should produce fairly extensive auroral displays within 24 hr after that time. "
Aurora Forecast | Geophysical Institute

"NASA observed a dramatic solar flare on June 7, 2011. It was an M-2 (medium-sized) solar flare, an S1-class (minor) radiation storm and a spectacular coronal mass ejection (CME) coming from sunspot complex 1226-1227. The CME should deliver a glancing blow to Earth’s magnetic field during the late hours of June 8 or June 9, 2011. Watch for auroras – northern lights – on those nights!"
Dramatic solar flare June 7, 2011. Aurora alert June 8 and 9 | Space | EarthSky

[Chilkoot]

elnina, Thanks for this info. The sun doesn't set until about 11:30pm tonight and doesn't get dark until 1am or later. I may need to set my alarm for this one. Doesn't happen often enough.