Magnetic storms retreat: Volgograd residents are waiting for a calm situation on November 10
On November 10, 2026, the geomagnetic environment on Earth will begin to gradually stabilize after a protracted plasma impact, and a beautiful astronomical spectacle will unfold in the night sky with the participation of planets, the young moon and distant stars
Space weather
The Earth has experienced a powerful shake-up due to high-speed solar wind flying from the coronal hole, and a whole series of flares of class M. November 10, the planet will begin to emerge from the zone of this dense stream, the space storm goes into decline.
According to the forecasts of scientists of the Solar Astronomy Laboratory, the geomagnetic index Kp during the day will balance at the level of 3-4 points. This corresponds to a calm or moderately excited state of the magnetosphere. Full-scale magnetic storms (Kp 5 and above) are not expected, although the probability of their spontaneous onset is still estimated by astrophysicists at about 31% due to the unstable behavior of the sunspot AR4566. Meteosensitive people do not need to worry, but basic precautions – full sleep, light food and avoiding excess caffeine – will not be superfluous.
What's interesting about the night sky
On November 10, the night sky prepares for astronomy lovers several exciting surprises. For most observations, optical devices are not needed, only clear weather is enough.
The main decoration of the evening will be the convergence of the thin sickle of the young Moon (the illumination of the disk will be only about 3%) and the star Antares. Antares is a bright red supergiant called the heart of Scorpio. Immediately after sunset in the western part of the sky, you can observe an elegant cosmic tandem: an ash moon sickle and a contrasting fiery red star very close to it.
If you are not sleeping before dawn, be sure to look east. Preparations for a full-fledged small parade of planets are unfolding in the sky. Above all will rise bright Jupiter, and right next to it will be visible reddish Mars. Closer to the horizon before dawn will appear dazzling “morning star” – Venus, which these days just slides at a minimum distance from the bright Spica.
At night several meteor showers are active in the sky. The intensity of the South and North Taurids is still low - about 5 meteors per hour, but they are famous for their slow and very bright bolides. Since the moon sets early and gives almost no illumination, the conditions for finding “shooting stars” will be ideal.
