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Sunday Night Sky: Aurora Odds Stay Low at 3.33
NOAA's forecast puts the planetary K index at no more than 3.33 for Sunday night, below storm level, so the northern lights stay near the Arctic Circle.
On air: Brock Thunderson and Dr. Nina Byte on The Weekend ShiftPublished
At a glance
- First reported by ll.thespacedevs.com: “Up There Tonight, Sunday, November 1: the northern lights”, with reporting from Wikipedia.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 12:51 AM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Brock Thunderson and Dr. Nina Byte.
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- ll.thespacedevs.comUp There Tonight, Sunday, November 1: the northern lights
- ll.thespacedevs.comUp There Tonight, Sunday, November 1: the northern lights
- WikipediaUp There Tonight, Sunday, November 1: the northern lights
What BBN said about it
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThere's a launch if you want something to watch.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentRocket Lab's Electron lifts off from New Zealand Monday at eleven forty-one AM Eastern, carrying a radar imaging satellite for iQPS.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistAnd the meteors?
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe Orionids are Halley's Comet debris, about twenty an hour at best, under a perfectly dark sky. So, leftovers, and only if you hide.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentSo go somewhere dark, and bring patience.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistRight. Sixty-five percent Moon, no aurora, one meteor if I'm lucky. I'll be in the garden in all eleven windbreakers, taking it personally.
From the archive: everything BBN aired on Sunday, November 1, 2026 · the Weird News archive · all months
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