Why Are We Seeing More Frequent Auroras?

Still blows my mind there is so much activity happening around us and in space.

So basically, it's not that anything unusual is happening but it's that we have gotten so good at predicting auroras that we are giving everybody a chance to photograph themselves whenever it shows up.

In 1989 a sun flare cause a complete blackout in the province of Quebec, their grid is very modern and extremely stable, but it still went out. A later later I was working for Quebec Hydro and I had the opportunity to recalibrate the protections for solar flares. I now work in the Arctic and I see aurora all the time, and have amazing pics.

I remember seeing my first aurora back in the early 70s. I was in my back yard late at night in rural Northern Wisconsin. The next morning I asked my mom what it was, after she told me, I rode my bike into town to the library to look it up. Spent way to much time falling down that rabbit hole, that my dad had to stop by after work, to take me home.

I’m 75, and when I was in 9th grade my family was on vacation. We were traveling across Kansas during the night when suddenly the sky was filled with beautiful dancing curtains of light! My dad pulled the car over, woke up my mom, and we watched the Aurora until it faded away. I will remember that experience forever. Chills like waves ran through my body in time with the dance, feel good hormones surged through my bloodstream imprinting a sense of wonder onto every cell, and I recall the sensation of every neuron in my brain mirroring the spectacular effect of the solar wind…😌. Thank you so very much for sharing your knowledge with us 🙏

The existence of smart phone cameras is extremely helpful and a big advantage that we have over those trying to see an aurora 33 years ago. My phone camera seen much much more than I could and it was beautiful.

"What's up with that " episodes are my favorites always. Thanks Neil and the team for this!

As a lifelong Alaskan, that was the craziest NL show I’ve ever seen up here. Then we had the biggest windstorm I’ve ever seen up here and the second largest earthquake in my lifetime up here. Oh, and GWAR finally played in Alaska. 2025 was lit.

No fear be safe everyone 💡

Neil, thank you for all of your contributions on education. i am grateful to have access to your teachings at any given time and see your wisdom in action. i am completely inspired by your lack of ego with prominent facts, presenting information objectively, focusing on truth rather than self-importance, demonstrating humility by admitting limitations, prioritizing the greater good over personal glory, and being open to feedback and allowing others to shine.