Attention skywatchers

The gse-aa listserv predicts heightened auroral activity in coming days:

The Earth has been in a sector of the solar wind that is conducive to
the production of active aurora. Aurora should be visible near
midnight from the northern US, Iceland, Scotland, Southern
Scandinavia, Northern Russia, Tasmania, and Southern New Zealand.

This will continue through the weekend. The first solar flare in 52
days occurred yesterday the 19th. The main effects of this flare are
directed away from Earth, but the side effects should be enough to
increase activity by the night of the 22nd.

With any luck, I'll have something pretty to look at as I drive back north from Southern Michigan University on Thursday night.