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Aurora
The chance of seeing an aurora, about half an hour ahead, on a 1-degree grid covering the planet.
Aurora forecast for 110 cities: the Kp each one needs
What it shows
The chance of seeing an aurora, about half an hour ahead, on a 1-degree grid covering the planet. For the centre of the map it also works out whether the sky is dark enough there: visible now, lit but the sky is too bright, or nothing.
Where the data comes from
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center OVATION aurora model; published every 5 minutes and refreshed by the layer every 5 minutes.
Reading the map
Translucent green for a faint chance, through bright green and yellow to pink at 40% and above.
Units Probability of visible aurora (%).
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One page for each
See the list: every item this layer shows has its own page, with facts, source and a map