When the next solar maximum arrives, this is what you do. You keep your eye on spaceweather.com. When a big X flare erupts there is an increased chance of aur

When the next solar maximum arrives, this is what you do. You keep your eye on spaceweather.com. When a big X flare erupts there is an increased chance of aurora after a couple of days. When this happens and the chance of aurora looks good, go out around midnight and look for it. Usually nothing will happen; be patient. After a few times of going out at midnight and seeing nothing, you'll eventually get an aurora display you'll never forget. But get away from city lights. I did this and watched the aurora on the beach on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. You can even see the aurora as far south as Florida or Mexico if the conditions are right.