Northern Lights Show

SixFoot · 2024-05-11T12:16:51.133Z

Pretty awesome sight last night, eh?

Anyone know if we get more tonight or not?

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thinkingman · 2024-05-11T12:26:36.408Z

south of pittsburgh, off the roof of my car facing north north east.

(looks like a calm lake right?)

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thinkingman · 2024-05-11T12:31:15.143Z

should be around sat night too

GWH · 2024-05-11T12:37:17.508Z

We didn’t see much until I took pictures of what we did see with my phone. It just looked like white/greenish streaks with the naked eye.

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conan · 2024-05-11T17:32:19.172Z

LOL nice touch.

RTchoke · 2024-05-11T17:38:21.905Z

conan:

LOL nice touch.

Apparently Bigfoot was unavailable.

conan · 2024-05-11T17:47:16.571Z

Had a really good display here, it covered entire night sky to 45 degree south.

Without a camera to could make out difference color bands, but through the IPhone it really shown it’s colors.

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Notice how rays come to a single point south of my location, they were dancing from northern horizon and all came to this point in sky

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Big Dipper and northern star.

As for activity it’s still going on strong.

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SixFoot · 2024-05-11T17:54:26.243Z

conan:

LOL nice touch.

OK one more. lol

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conan · 2024-05-28T21:49:44.611Z

Welcome back 3664.

SpaceWeatherLive.com

X2.9 solar flare, Welcome back 3664?

A major X2.9 solar flare (R3-strong) took place today peaking at 07:08 UTC. The flare came from a sunspot region just behind the south-east limb. This is likely the anticipated return of old sunspot region 3664 which was the source of many major...

And it seems to have grown.

Gizmodo – 28 May 24

Solar Storm Threat Is Back as Giant Sunspot Cluster Reappears

Earth may experience another solar storm—and more auroras—in early June as the hyperactive sunspot cluster rotates back into view.

SixFoot · 2024-05-28T22:01:34.699Z

All’s quiet so far. I’ll be keeping an eye out. It was nice seeing the lights without having to be freezing cold in Alaska. lol

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/planetary-k-index

SixFoot · 2024-10-10T01:21:36.064Z

Looks like another one coming tonight/tomorrow. Remember to use the night feature on your camera. The sun is rowdy this year.

A fast coronal mass ejection (CME) erupted from the Sun the evening of 8 October, 2024, and is likely to arrive at Earth on 10 October. This CME has been analyzed and speed estimates are 1200 to 1300 km/s. This makes for a potential arrival time as early as the morning to midday of 10 October EDT. There is potential to reach G4 (Severe) upon arrival of this CME and throughout its passage. We won’t know the characteristics of the CME until it arrives 1 million miles from Earth and its speed and magnetic intensity are measured by the DSCOVR and ACE satellites. Please visit our webpage for the latest information and updates.

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g4-severe-storm-watch-10-11-october

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SixFoot · 2024-10-10T18:09:34.828Z

conan:

As for activity it’s still going on strong.

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Here we go!

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conan · 2024-10-10T18:27:36.159Z

Forecast showing Kp8 my time until 10 PM…sadly clouds will start moving in at sunset. So will see.

SixFoot · 2024-10-11T02:37:02.758Z

Looking good so far! Hoping for a little more variation in the colors as the night goes on.

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conan · 2024-10-11T03:45:35.387Z

No go here…unless I head over the hump.