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Aurorae over College Park

College Park is a bit too far south to see the aurora borealis or Northern Lights on a regular basis. Occasionally, we get lucky when there's a strong solar storm. Below are some indicators from other sites that I have found useful for determining if aurorae will be visible at this latitude. The best site to visit to keep updated on solar activity is spaceweather.com. For really neat pics of the sun, try the SOHO webpages.

for more details, please visit, the Real Time Dst Estimate Web Page


for more info about the auroral oval, please visit POES Auroral Activity

Aurora Sightings in College Park

• 07 Nov 2004
• 30 Oct 2003
• 29 Oct 2003

Last Updated: Wednesday May 14, 2008 by Elizabeth Warner