Possible Northern Lights Tonight

Lakesrider · 01-09-2014, 05:41 PM

Solar flare from Tuesday is arriving tonight. We may be lucky.....They are saying as soon as it gets dark tonight.....? Hmmmm....Green curtains of lights...

http://www.weather.com/news/science/...f4376ea8adfe8a

salty dog · 01-09-2014, 06:24 PM

Just came in from walking Sadie about 6:10. (here in Beverly) No signs that I could see. May be too early or too far south or maybe just too much interfering light. I will go out later and check again.

jmen24 · 01-09-2014, 09:01 PM

Hoping to see them, but it does not seem likely. The Kp index is still quite low for this lat.

http://helios.swpc.noaa.gov/ovation/

Lots of good info for aurora fans out there!

Lakesrider · 01-10-2014, 03:34 PM

Yeah, I stood out there last night freezing my ... off and didn't see any green curtains myself either. The moon was interesting though. Due to the angle of reflection last night, many of the southern craters were lit better so as get more shadow to make them stand out more.

The moon was extremely bright at around 3:30 yesterday but I didn't get home until after 5 to take this picture.

glennsteely · 01-12-2014, 12:36 AM

What a picture! Awesome!!

01-09-2014, 05:41 PM	#1
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	Possible Northern Lights Tonight Solar flare from Tuesday is arriving tonight. We may be lucky.....They are saying as soon as it gets dark tonight.....? Hmmmm....Green curtains of lights... http://www.weather.com/news/science/...f4376ea8adfe8a

01-09-2014, 06:24 PM	#2
salty dog Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Beverly Cove, Ma Posts: 359 Thanks: 288 Thanked 148 Times in 82 Posts	Just came in from walking Sadie about 6:10. (here in Beverly) No signs that I could see. May be too early or too far south or maybe just too much interfering light. I will go out later and check again. __________________ I'd rather be relax'n at Winnipesaukee

01-12-2014, 12:36 AM	#5
glennsteely Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mantua, N.J. Posts: 472 Thanks: 90 Thanked 111 Times in 38 Posts	Wow!! What a picture! Awesome!! __________________ You have to go out on a limb sometimes, cause that is where the fruit is. You can't get to the fruit from that nice safe spot, clinging to the trunk of the tree......

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01-09-2014, 09:01 PM	#3
jmen24 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,139 Thanks: 223 Thanked 319 Times in 181 Posts	Hoping to see them, but it does not seem likely. The Kp index is still quite low for this lat. http://helios.swpc.noaa.gov/ovation/ Lots of good info for aurora fans out there!

01-10-2014, 03:34 PM	#4
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	Yeah, I stood out there last night freezing my ... off and didn't see any green curtains myself either. The moon was interesting though. Due to the angle of reflection last night, many of the southern craters were lit better so as get more shadow to make them stand out more. The moon was extremely bright at around 3:30 yesterday but I didn't get home until after 5 to take this picture.

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