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<time>22 June 2024</time>
<h1>Aurora in Mielno, May 2024</h1>
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<p>On Thursday, 9 May 2024, NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center issued a G4 Geomagnetic Stormwatch. This was done for
the first time since January 2005. It was a result of activity of a complex sunspot cluster indicated as NOAA region
3664. Last G4 geomagnetic storm occurred on 23 March same year, while last G5 was in October 2003.
<p>On 10 and 11 May 2024, G5 storm conditions were reached and auroras were seen in latitudes that usually don't see
such activities. I live in a place where a decent G4 storm can cause aurora to be at least seen in the distance, so I
was hopeful...
<p>On the night from Friday, 10 May to Saturday, 11 May, most of the Polish coast was covered in a cozy stratus blanket.
<p>Luckily, Saturday night was clear. Unluckily, the activity died down to G3 and later G0 by the time it got dark
enough. Luckily, I am persistent and managed to get some photos despite that:</p>
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<p>Not the best shots out there, but this is my first time seeing aurora and I'm quite happy about it.
<p>Stormwatch persisted through the Sunday as another CMEs were expected to reach Earth. Sadly, the activity started
going up only after local midnight and having a working day on Monday I decided to not gamble. It was the correct
decision as it reached only G2 and a G3 warning persisted through to the Monday.
<p>Later that week the region 3664 rotated out of the view. It came back as 3697 and 3723.
<p>For detailed story, check out <a href="https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0c501560633549b69dbd01c4c725b2b3">The
Evolution and Impact of Active Region 13664</a> by Briana Muhlestein, Senior Weather Forecaster.
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