Aurora hits 8 out of 10

Sometimes wonder if my timing is a function of what I wish to do or what the Universe needs to get done. The Sun has been quiet for a few years, and today a huge piece of it exploded, and I've got my ticket to the end of the world to go film it. Aurora borealis, here I come. Eva & Ingo & Maya & Hedinn pls poke yr head out next couple of nights to see if you see any white in the colors! Solar storm will be happening for weeks! The Borealis has been rating 1-3 on a scale up to 10 for the past two years; but an 11-year cycle of activity is now at its beginning, when the sunspots are most numerous and the possibility of Northern Lights most keen. Today, it hits 8 for the first time since 2002. I don't know it yet, but clouds will hamper visibility in Iceland and Norway for a few more days. Still, this activity is a harbinger of what is to come!