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[–] [email protected] 46 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I know you could see the aurora all over the place but did it actually cause any damage anywhere?

[–] [email protected] 49 points 6 months ago (2 children)

As far as I'm aware, it caused some temporary GPS interruptions but no permanent damage this time.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

lost mobile data for a pinch but its back now

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I was traveling across the state on those two days, so I was worried about GPS getting weird, but we didn't have any issues.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

From what I read it affected some farming equipment, I figure it was relatively local interference and not a global thing too.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 months ago

Apparently it "disrupted" Starlink, but hasn't permanently destroyed any of their satellites like the CME in 2022 did.