Northern Lights Forecast over Canada Thursday Night
The Aurora Borealis may light up the sky above Canada Thursday night, due to intense space weather triggered by solar activity.
Recent Solar Activity
A highly active region on the Sun, known as Active Region 4274, has been producing a series of powerful eruptions in recent weeks. These solar storms, also called coronal mass ejections, mostly occurred on the far side of the Sun or were directed away from Earth.
Current Solar Observations
Active Region 4274 has now rotated into view along the Sun’s eastern limb. Images from NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite using the SUVI instrument reveal several bright active regions on the Sun’s surface. Near the center of the image is a large coronal hole, visible as a subtle dark area.
On November 4, a powerful solar flare from AR 4274 was measured as an X1.8-class flare, the strongest since the X1.9 flare on June 19, and the fifth strongest flare of 2025 so far.
These events suggest increased chances of visible auroras, as charged particles from the Sun interact with Earth's magnetic field.