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Aurora Borealis News 17 August 2025 - 12 November 2025

Northern Lights Alert: Best Places, Timing & Photography Tips for 2025’s Auroras

Aurora Borealis Forecast for the USA Tonight (Nov. 12, 2025): G4 Watch, Best Times, and States Most Likely to See the Northern Lights

A fresh surge of solar energy is primed to extend the Northern Lights show across parts of the United States tonight, Wednesday, November 12, 2025. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) has a G4 (Severe) geomagnetic storm watch in effect for today, following multiple coronal mass ejections (CMEs) from the Sun. G4 conditions were already reached overnight and forecasters say additional impacts are likely into tonight as another fast CME sweeps past Earth. NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center+2NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center+2 What’s new today (Nov. 12) Where the Northern Lights are most likely in the U.S. tonight Based on
12 November 2025
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Sky on Fire Tonight: Giant ‘Solar Canyon’ Aims 800‑km/s Wind at Earth—Northern Lights Could Ignite 15 U.S. States & Test Global Tech

Aurora Borealis Forecast for Canada Tonight (Nov. 12, 2025): NOAA Issues G4 Watch—Best Places, Times and What to Expect

Canada is primed for another night of northern lights. After an eye‑popping display late Tuesday, forecasters say geomagnetic storming will persist through tonight, with a Severe G4 watch in effect and high Kp values likely after dark. Western Canada looks favoured by clearer skies, while clouds could spoil the view for many in the East. Here’s the latest, what it means for visibility, and how to catch the show safely. What’s driving tonight’s aurora over Canada NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) has a G4 (Severe) geomagnetic storm watch in effect for Wednesday, November 12, following multiple coronal mass ejections
12 November 2025
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G4 ‘Severe’ Solar Storm Today (Nov. 12, 2025): X5.1 Flare Triggers Radio Blackouts; Northern Lights Stretch From Mexico to Australia

G4 ‘Severe’ Solar Storm Today (Nov. 12, 2025): X5.1 Flare Triggers Radio Blackouts; Northern Lights Stretch From Mexico to Australia

What’s happening now The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reports that G4 (Severe) geomagnetic storm levels were reached at 01:20 UTC on Nov. 12 and that G1–G4 conditions could continue overnight, driven by successive coronal mass ejections (CMEs). NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center+1 In a midday update, NOAA added that strong (G3) storming has persisted and that the Nov. 11 CME is still expected to keep elevated storm levels going into Nov. 14 (UTC)—meaning another night or two of aurora potential and intermittent space‑weather impacts. NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Across the Atlantic, the UK Met Office notes that
12 November 2025
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Skywatch Alert: Auroras, “Smiling” Conjunction & Satellite Trains Dazzle on Sept 18–19, 2025

Skywatch Alert: Auroras, “Smiling” Conjunction & Satellite Trains Dazzle on Sept 18–19, 2025

Key Facts Auroras on the Move: Geomagnetic Storms and Equinox Glows Skywatchers in mid-latitudes, keep your eyes north! This week brings an elevated aurora borealis potential, thanks to both increased solar activity and a seasonal phenomenon. The Sun is near the peak of its 11-year cycle, “with activity at its highest level in 23 years” timesofindia.indiatimes.com. In mid-September, a gigantic “butterfly-shaped” coronal hole in the Sun’s atmosphere unleashed a gale of solar wind, sparking a surprise G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm on Sept. 14 timesofindia.indiatimes.com timesofindia.indiatimes.com. That storm produced auroral displays down to Colorado and Missouri in the U.S., far below
18 September 2025
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Don’t Miss This Weekend’s Cosmic Show: Perseid Meteors, Planet Parade & Aurora Hints (Aug 17–18, 2025)

Don’t Miss This Weekend’s Cosmic Show: Perseid Meteors, Planet Parade & Aurora Hints (Aug 17–18, 2025)

The Perseid meteor shower peaked on August 12-13, 2025, and NASA’s Bill Cooke says under moonlit skies observers may see about 10-20 meteors per hour (versus 40-50 per hour under dark skies). By August 17-18, the Moon is a waning crescent, allowing ideal conditions to yield roughly 15-20 Perseids per hour before dawn. The minor kappa Cygnids are active around August 14 at about 1 meteor per hour. Venus and Jupiter form a bright dawn pair in the eastern sky on August 17-18, after having been only about 1° apart in a close conjunction on August 11-12. On August 19-20,
17 August 2025
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