Severe solar storm to hit earth

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My buildings power went out for a few hours so at first I thought this was a big one and had an 'Oh sh!t moment', but it's back on now.

Supposedly, with G5 storms, an aurora can be viewed as far south as Florida and Southern Texas, which is crazy. From the sources I've seen we're likely to remain at a G4, but a low end G5 is possible.

Wasn't the Aurora Borealis famously visible from Singapore at some point in the 1910s?

That was actually the Aurora Australis, the Southern Lights, although the report of its being seen in Singapore is somewhat disputed.

It's believed that the southernmost sighting of the Aurora Borealis was in Honolulu in 1859.

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Can you still see the Aurora Borealis in a region with light pollution?

There have been reports that it's been visible from London tonight, so yes.  But of course a darker sky will result in a better view.

[GeorgiaModerate]

My buildings power went out for a few hours so at first I thought this was a big one and had an 'Oh sh!t moment', but it's back on now.

Supposedly, with G5 storms, an aurora can be viewed as far south as Florida and Southern Texas, which is crazy. From the sources I've seen we're likely to remain at a G4, but a low end G5 is possible.

Wasn't the Aurora Borealis famously visible from Singapore at some point in the 1910s?

That was actually the Aurora Australis, the Southern Lights, although the report of its being seen in Singapore is somewhat disputed.

It's believed that the southernmost sighting of the Aurora Borealis was in Honolulu in 1859.

That was the Carrington Event, right?

Yes.

[GeorgiaModerate]

There were reports of sightings in metro Atlanta and as far south as Savannah, although I didn't see anything (lots of light pollution around here).

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Is social media exaggerating this stuff? There were some pretty great images floating around that claimed to be taken in Jackson or its suburbs, but no one I know in person (including as far north as Nashville) was able to see anything.

Newer phone cameras are better at gathering light than human eyes, so photos are probably going to give a better view than looking at them directly.  Although looking with the camera might work just as well.