{
  "question": "Was today the northern lights visible?",
  "url": "https://was.today/the-northern-lights-visible",
  "verdict": "no",
  "headline": "NO",
  "answer": "No — geomagnetic activity peaked near Kp 4.7, too weak to push the aurora anywhere near Ohio.",
  "details": [
    "Max Kp past 24h: 4.67, below G1 storm level",
    "Aurora oval stayed at roughly 60° latitude and above",
    "Global Kp now 3; field expected to settle later today"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center",
      "url": "https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/"
    },
    {
      "title": "Лаборатория солнечной астрономии ИКИ и ИСЗФ",
      "url": "https://xras.ru/en/project_diary.html?post_id=3385"
    },
    {
      "title": "Лаборатория солнечной астрономии ИКИ и ИСЗФ",
      "url": "https://xras.ru/project_diary.html?post_id=3385"
    },
    {
      "title": "glavred.net",
      "url": "https://glavred.net/synoptic/silna-magnitna-burya-chi-zatishshya-shcho-chekaye-na-zemlyu-22-23-zhovtnya-10806071.html"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-22",
  "place": "Columbus, OH, US",
  "permalink": "https://was.today/the-northern-lights-visible/2026-10-22/us/oh/columbus",
  "scope": "local",
  "volatile": true,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-22T09:10:31.066Z"
}