CANADA: Skywatchers might be treated to a dazzling display of auroras in parts of Canada overnight Monday, as three huge bubbles of gas ejected from the sun are expected to meet up in space.
The U.S.-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center says three coronal mass ejections, or CMEs, could create a strong geomagnetic storm.
A G3-Strong Geomagnetic Storm Watch has been issued for June (22) as well as a G2-Moderate Watch for June (23) as the CMEs make their way past Earth,” the agency said in statement on Sunday.
According to the centre, during a geomagnetic storm, beautiful auroras can be created.
All three CMEs burst from the same region of the sun, Sunpot Region 12371. One ejection was observed on June 18, and another was detected a day later. The most recent CME shot out on Sunday and will likely join the other two on Monday.
“A third, much faster coronal mass ejection (CME) is expected to catch up with the two observed on June (18 and 19), bringing them all to Earth in close succession by (June 22),” the space weather centre said.
The agency has a 30-minute aurora forecast tool to let people know when and where they can expect to see the dancing lights.
The auroras are expected to light up the night sky in parts of southern Ontario and Quebec, Newfoundland and the B.C. Interior, according to The Weather Network, which also warned cloud cover may interfere.
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