“The conditions could be favorable.” Northern lights could be observed.
What if an extremely rare event happened next night? In any case, this is what some sky observers agree to say for the night of this Sunday, March 24.
Indeed, Space weather, the space meteorologist from the American Oceanic and Atmospheric Observation Agency (NOAA) announced this Saturday evening : a class X1.1 solar storm (the highest) was observed this Friday March 23 and is heading straight towards Earth.
“Conditions could be favorable”
As a result, this coronal mass ejection (CME) could in turn trigger a geomagnetic storm on the planet. A “moderate” storm this Sunday, but “class G3 (strong)” this Monday March 25.
Translation ? If the forecasts concerning possible radio disturbances are rather optimistic, on the other hand, northern Lights could be observed. All at extraordinary latitudes. Guillaume Séchet, meteorologist, on X (former Twitter): “Conditions could be favorable for observing #NorthernLights in #France soon, particularly in the northern half for those who will benefit from sunny spells”.
A hypothesis confirmed by astrophotographer Valentin Severin at the microphone of France 3 Grand Est. “They could arrive next night, March 24 to 25”. Around 3 or 4 a.m.