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layout: page
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title: "Aurora sensor"
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description: "Know when auroras might be visible at your location"
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date: 2017-02-14 10:00
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sidebar: true
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comments: false
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sharing: true
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footer: true
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ha_category: Binary Sensor
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ha_release: 0.39
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---
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The `aurora` platform uses the [NOAA aurora forecast](http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-30-minute-forecast) service to let you know if an aurora might be visible at your home location in the next 30 minutes, based off of current solar flare activity.
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This service gives a number 0-100 representing the current likelihood of visible auroras at your latitude/longitude. By default this sensor is set up to trigger when the reported likelihood for your location is > 75. It updates every 5 minutes.
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You can check the attributes of the sensor to see your exact forecast.
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To add the aurora binary sensor to your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:
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```yaml
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# Example configuration.yaml entry
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binary_sensor:
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- platform: aurora
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```
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#### Configuration variables:
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- **forecast_threshold** (*Optional*): Provide your own threshold number above which the sensor will trigger. Defaults to 75.
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```yaml
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binary_sensor:
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- platform: aurora
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forecast_threshold: 50
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```
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