Storm Tracker

This graph shows the strength of solar wind power, a real-time indicator of how strong aurora will be in about one hour. The solar wind power corresponds to the energy released by the sun over time. The more energy released, the higher the power and the stronger the aurora will be.

The solar wind power is measured by the ACE satellite just upstream of Earth and reported in units called gigawatts (1 GW = 1 billion watts). Use the following guidelines to see if an aurora might be visible in your area.

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Your help finding real observations on Twitter when activity is high will help Aurorasaurus generate accurate nowcast predictions

  • Select YES if the tweet is a real sighting from a person who has just seen aurora AND if the location appears correct
  • Select NO if it is a retweet, clearly has the wrong location, does not refer to a recent sighting, or is a tweet aboutsomething unrelated to the northern lights
  • If you aren’t sure, click NO, but if you are reasonably sure, please click YES
  • Note, tweets may be unsuitable for some users, please use at your own discretion
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