Posted on Nov 9, 2023
Stronger activity on the sun could bring more displays of the northern lights in 2024
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Solar activity is expected to strengthen in 2024, which could activate more frequent displays of the aurora borealis, or the northern lights, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The sun is in its 25th solar cycle, a period of activity in its magnetic field that typically lasts about 11 years. The current solar cycle began in December 2019.
Scientists predicted at the start of cycle 25 that that solar activity would be relatively weak, similar to solar cycle 24. But an updated forecast shows the solar maximum, or peak activity, for the current cycle being reached sooner, from January to October 2024, and being much stronger than what was initially forecast.
Solar activity is expected to strengthen in 2024, which could activate more frequent displays of the aurora borealis, or the northern lights, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The sun is in its 25th solar cycle, a period of activity in its magnetic field that typically lasts about 11 years. The current solar cycle began in December 2019.
Scientists predicted at the start of cycle 25 that that solar activity would be relatively weak, similar to solar cycle 24. But an updated forecast shows the solar maximum, or peak activity, for the current cycle being reached sooner, from January to October 2024, and being much stronger than what was initially forecast.
Stronger activity on the sun could bring more displays of the northern lights in 2024
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They are way cool. Until I actually saw them I did not know the flowed in the sky like river!
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The Northern Lights are something to see, I was very fortunate to have had a tour in Alaska and remember them very well.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
MSgt Dale Johnson My Tour in Alaska was on Adak, Too Far South to See and Appreciate the Northern Lights!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel I was at King Salmon AS, its right above the arm of the Peninsula that juts westward from mainland Alaska. For a remote tour it was really a great place to be.
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