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CALIFORNIA, Md. – Seeing the Northern Lights, to some, is something that would not be viewable in SOMD.”Maryland is too far south to view most northern light displays, but they are occasionally visible”, said MGS. However, this spectacular phenomenon graced the night sky on October 10, 2024, resulting in a beautiful array of pinks and purples spread across the horizon.
According to MGS, “Every eleven years the Sun reaches a period of maximum surface activity, known as the solar maximum. During this period, the Sun produces the greatest number of sun spots and associated phenomena, and generates intense “space weather“. Very large solar flares and coronal mass ejections erupt from the Sun during the solar maximum, ejecting clouds of energetic debris toward Earth. “
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“When this material slams into our planet’s upper atmosphere geomagnetic storms are created. The result of this solar activity can include potential hazards such as disruption of electronic communications and electrical power transmission. On the brighter side, a geomagnetic storm can trigger aurora borealis, or “Northern Light” displays, that might be visible in Maryland if the storm is strong enough. During periods of maximum solar activity, Marylanders have a better chance of viewing these spectacular light shows.”
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