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09/27/2011 01:27:46 AM · #26 |
| Yeah, I got nothing too. Dang. |
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09/27/2011 07:51:47 AM · #27 |
Originally posted by SDW:
I live in Georgia, we don't ever get to see things like this. :(
This is rarer than snow!
I wonder if it has ever been big enough to see from here? |
Very rarely, but yes. We are heading through solar maximum for the next couple or three years, so more chance of good auroras. Sunspot 1302 poses a threat for another strong flare and if it flares in the next three days or so the resulting mass ejection will very likely be earth-directed.
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09/27/2011 09:00:35 AM · #28 |
Yup...the CME is directed for Earth, but after looking at the weather, the clouds are directed towards me. :(
Originally posted by kirbic:
Very rarely, but yes. We are heading through solar maximum for the next couple or three years, so more chance of good auroras. Sunspot 1302 poses a threat for another strong flare and if it flares in the next three days or so the resulting mass ejection will very likely be earth-directed. |
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09/27/2011 09:38:47 AM · #29 |
| nope nothing down here either! |
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09/28/2011 01:02:58 AM · #30 |
| Check out this view of the Aurora Australis taken from the ISS a few days ago -- you can download an animation. |
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10/24/2011 10:41:28 PM · #31 |
Anyone else? This is over Pennsylvania...Was even more intense while walking my dog before (of course!) I grabbed my camera...
   
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10/24/2011 10:43:33 PM · #32 |
We had them in Wisconsin:
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10/24/2011 10:45:17 PM · #33 |
Originally posted by giantmike:
We had them in Wisconsin:
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That's awesome!
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10/25/2011 03:20:41 AM · #34 |
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10/25/2011 09:25:52 AM · #35 |
Even worse than overcast... I didn't know I should be looking out the window! :(
Originally posted by JonoTucker:
Overcast !?!! |
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10/25/2011 12:29:52 PM · #36 |
Originally posted by PGerst:
Local midnight, as a general rule....whatever your own time zone is. There is an optimal time of course, but around midnight will be the darkest.
Originally posted by heatherd:
Do you mean midnight EST? |
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I don't think it has to do with darkness as much as the fact that you are located directly inline with the solar winds. The circle of aurora is not actually circular and bulges away from the sun further to the south. You are located in this bulge at midnight local time so have the best chance of seeing them if you are on a borderline latitude for viewing.
I'll keep my eye open for the Kp index tonight and may make a trip out if it looks promising. Luckily it looks to be clear and I can get to dark skies in about 30 minutes. Eugene, however, is probably going to need a 7-8 Kp for viewing.
Message edited by author 2011-10-25 12:31:26. |
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10/25/2011 01:57:14 PM · #37 |
What a bummer... I was in Fort Collins, CO for the night of the 24th, and it was clear. If only we'd been out! It looks like nothing but clouds for the next couple days for us here in WI, so even if things flare up again, we'll be out of luck.
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