[AURORA ALERT] GEOMAGNETIC WARNING doable G3 storm on the twenty third

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After a collection of disappointments the place geomagnetic storms occurred after 2 am (after I had given up and gone to mattress) or within the night twilight, or in daytime there’s a additional probability of durations of G3 as a result of ongoing coronal gap results. 

Whereas G1-G2 geomagnetic circumstances are almost definitely, G3 could also be doable for sustained southward photo voltaic wind parameter Bz. If this happens there’s a sturdy chance of aurora.  

The Moon is in nonetheless in crescent section and though setting round 10 pm it is not going to considerably  intervene with seeing aurora within the night and early morning.  Preserve a watch out and be affected person, because the magnetic polarity of the wind fluctuates considerably and aurora could come and go.

As of now the photo voltaic wind circumstances are
Photo voltaic Wind Parameters Used:
   Date: 23 03 2026 0453 UT
   Velocity:   694 km/sec
   Bz:    2.0 nT
   Density =    2.0 p/cc

Calculated Info from Photo voltaic wind parameters:
   Magnetopause Stand Off Distance  =   11.8Re
   Photo voltaic Wind Dynamic Stress Dp =   0.80nPa

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INCREASED GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY EXPECTED
DUE TO CORONAL HOLE HIGH SPEED WIND STREAM
FROM 22-24 MARCH 2026
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GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY FORECAST
22 Mar:  G2-G3
23 Mar:  G1-G2, probability G3
24 Mar:  G1-G2, probability G3

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Darkish sky websites have the very best probability of seeing something, and all the time enable round 5 minutes in your eyes to develop into darkish tailored.

As all the time look to the south for shifting purple/inexperienced glows, largely inexperienced in the mean time.

Cloud cowl predictions will be discovered at SkippySky. https://www.skippysky.com.au/Australia/index.html
Right here is the near-real time satellite tv for pc view of the clouds (day and evening)

# posted by Ian Musgrave @ 6:25 pm