Aurora Australis and Full Moon, Taken by Ian Griffin on March 25, 2024 @ Hoopers Inlet, Otago Peninsula, South Island New Zealand (Spaceweather Gallery)
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: March 25, 2024
SEVERE GEOMAGNETIC STORM–THE STRONGEST IN YEARS: As predicted, a CME struck Earth’s magnetic field on March 24th (1437 UT). The impact opened a crack in our planet’s magnetosphere and sparked a severe G4-class geomagnetic storm–the strongest geomagnetic storm since Sept. 2017.
The timing of the CME did *not* favor observers in Europe or the United States. Instead, New Zealand got the light show.
