Solar storm: Northern Lights over USA?

Don't expect this. Expect this (below). And if in Los Angeles, don't expect anything even smog-free

Is it Mercury retrograde time again? It might be. Communications are bound to be disrupted by high energy particles slamming into the planet and hitting so many of Elon Musks low-flying (possibly aloft by balloon) "satellites" hovering above in low earth orbit, far from space, just in our common sky, absorbing mass coronal ejections.

Northern lights visible across U.S., even reaching the Deep South, due to solar storm

(NBC News) May 11, 2024: Dazzling colors lit up the night sky over the United States as the aurora borealis was visible as far south as Florida and possibly even Hawaii. NBC News’ George Solis speaks with a planetarium director to learn more about what’s causing the spectacle in the sky. Subscribe to NBC News: nbcnews. #NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis #Weather

• Spectacular aurora photos: Skies dazzle in vivid colors around the world | Popular Science (popsci.com)

Solar storm brings northern lights south (5NEWS) May 11, 2024: Astophysicist Nour Rawafi says this is the biggest geomagnetic storm in more than 20 years.