A solar storm continues to impact our atmosphere and that means the aurora may be visible the next couple of nights.

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A geomagnetic storm has been impacting earth and as of 2 a.m. last night the K index was over 5. The number has decreased since then, but another uptick is in the forecast tonight 5 to 8 p.m. but it will be too bright out! Will this higher number hold for New England tonight!? There’s a chance.

Here's a site to track it: https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/auroral-activity/aurora-forecast.html

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The K-index is a measurement of how strong a geomagnetic storm is. When we have a K index (or KP index)

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