Stable Auroral Arc

On November 5th, 2023, an auroral glow appeared on the northern horizon but the camera recorded a distinct red arc in the northeast. Only discovered in 1956 it goes by the name Stable Auroral Arc (SAR). This is a complete misnomer as it is neither stable or auroral. The Earth is encircled by a ring of current lying near the equatorial plane at a distance of 3 to 8 Earth radii with millions of amps being carried by circulating positive ions, mainly protons. During a geomagnetic storm the particle numbers increase and heat energy leaks into the upper atmosphere resulting in the appearance of a SAR. Further information about the event can be found at SpaceWeather.com