A magnetic storm is expected on New Year's Eve, even aurora borealis possible
A magnetic storm of G1 level is expected on the night of December 31 to January 1, reports the Laboratory of Solar Activity.
Calculations show that New Year's Eve coincides with two factors: the impact from a small coronal hole currently observed in the Sun's northern hemisphere, and the arrival at Earth of the edge of a plasma cloud ejected from the Sun as a result of a series of M-class flares on the night from Sunday to Monday.
The possibility of aurora borealis occurring directly on the first night of 2026 is also confirmed. The most favorable places for observing celestial glows, as always, are the northern territories, and the probability of seeing not only fireworks but also cosmic lights in the sky for Belarusian latitudes is preliminarily estimated at approximately 20%.
Specialists note that a New Year's Eve illuminated by artificial lights is generally not the most favorable background for observing the northern lights, especially given the rather bright, waxing Moon, which will create additional sky illumination on the night of December 31 to January 1.
Therefore, smartphone cameras or cameras that have significantly greater sensitivity in the ranges where aurora radiation is located than the human eye can help to see this phenomenon in such conditions, writes Onliner.by.
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