Posted on 02/15/2010 6:45:14 PM PST by metmom
Solar activity has been increasing lately and with it the chance to view auroras.
There are some sites I've found on the internet for anyone interested in viewing auroras that I am listing in the first post of this thread.
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Where will they be visible?
NOAA / Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Now
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/SWN/
Geophysical Institute Homepage
http://www.gi.alaska.edu/
Geophysical Institute Aurora Alerts
http://www.gi.alaska.edu/AuroraAlerts/
A link to receive email alerts from the Geophysical Institute
http://www.gi.alaska.edu/mailman/listinfo/gse-aa
If anyone can find any more sources, please post them.
Mom? You miss the links?
WW III early indicator
Any chance down here in central Texas? We’re out in the country so there aint no city lights.
I was fortunate enough to see the aurora borealis once while driving thru North Dakota back in the ‘80s. It was the bees knees.
I understand the Canadian Maritimes, the northern tier of the United States, and southern Alaska.
I like the Space Weather Now site, but have found that viewing is hit and miss even when it’s forecast for our area.
The ones I’ve seen, I just happened to see. When I try to track them, either it’s cloudy or they just don’t show up, or they do AFTER I go inside.
I’d pay someone to call me to see an aurora, even it if was 2 AM.
The first one I ever saw was a classic light show with various colors and curtains and streamers; just gorgeous. I haven’t seen one like that since and it’s been 20 years, but I still keep hoping.
She missed the 1st post by || that much.
No, they’re in post 3.
I wasn’t sure they’d show up as clickable links in the body of the thread cause they didn’t when I previewed it, so I figured that I’d just stick them in as a post where I knew it would work.
Although I’ve posted many threads, I’ve never done anything like this type, more like a vanity.
I grew up in MN and it was common to see them.......I have not lived in MN for 30 years and have not seen one since.....I miss them.....
Yeah, I didn’t think that anyone would comment so quickly....:)
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I don’t know. You are pretty far south, but with it being so flat and dark, you might. We don’t always even see them when they are supposed to be almost right overhead.
We’re pretty far out in the country ourselves, enough so that city lights are not much of a problem, but we do have trees in the way. And it’s so stinkin’ cold out besides.
FWIW, for some reason March and September are supposed to be the prime aurora viewing months.
I’m in southern Wisconsin. A few years ago we had a chance to see the Aurora Borealis. It was absolutely fascinating.
Yeah, I know it’s a very rare occurence for viewing of the aurora borealis in Texas. Maybe one of these years.
This link has some interesting links to click on on the left hand side of the page.
Auroral Activity Extrapolated from NOAA POES
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/pmap/index.html
We bought this video many years ago for when we homeschooled. It’s very good.
The Aurora Explained
http://www.amazon.com/Aurora-Explained-Thomas-Hallinan/dp/B0009H7DZO
I still recall the awesome light show I witnessed while driving on some lonely hiway in ND about midnite. I had to wake everyone in the car and point it out - at first I had no idea where these "searchlights" were coming from, especially out in the middle of nowhere. Only after some minutes did it click - we're witnessing the aurora borealis.
I usually just watch the estimated Kp, and when it starts to rise, start looking north.
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