The agency reminds the public that there is no need to be concerned, and those under or near the auroral extent may look to the south horizon on Friday night. NOAA has also increased its geomagnetic response to a level G3 with some risk for controllable voltage fluctuations, possible surface charging in spacecraft and intermittent GPS degradation is possible. The US NOAA Space Weather Prediction Centre is also forecasting intense aurora displays across areas of New York, Idaho and Washington state in the United States with “stronger than anticipated CME influences”. 3D map of the current position of the ISS as it orbits the Earth every 93 minutes. EUMETSAT Meteosat images are updated every 15 minutes. Live video of the Earth from the International Space Station. Live satellite images are updated every 10 minutes from NOAA GOES and JMA Himawari geostationary satellites. The giant hole that ‘opened’ up on the sun is shown in this image taken on Wednesday evening (AEDT). View LIVE satellite images, rain radar, forecast maps of wind, temperature for your location.

Higher altitude areas of the country may also see the aurora on the horizon. These areas now include the coastal areas of Victoria in the south, Tasmania and the southern coastal fringe of Western Australia. It’s forecast that the Aurora Australis, or southern lights, will be visible on Friday evening at high latitudes in Australia and New Zealand, with the Bureau of Meteorology increasing the K index, which measures geomagnetic activity over a three-hour period, to a level seven on Friday afternoon. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >

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