[SMCARA] Surprisingly Strong Geomagnetic Storm Sparks Auroras over the USA

[JD Delancy]

Surprisingly Strong Geomagnetic Storm Sparks Auroras over the USA
Last night, Northern Lights spilled across the Canadian border into the 
USA during a surprisingly intense geomagnetic storm.

*Space Weather News for Sept. 28, 2017*
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*SURPRISINGLY STRONG GEOMAGNETIC STORM:* Knowing that a solar wind 
stream was heading for Earth, forecasters predicted a geomagnetic storm 
last night. However, they didn't predict it would be so strong, a 
G3-class event. During the peak of this surprising space storm, Northern 
Lights spilled over the Canadian border into more than half a dozen US 
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*Above:* Auroras over Fairbanks, Alaska, on Sept. 28, 2017. 
"Indescribable!" says photographer Sacha Layos. "Truly one of the best 
shows I've ever seen." Browse the Realtime Aurora Photo Gallery 
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for more sightings.