[JerseyJohn61]

Well, I’m 45 and have never seen an aurora here in Jersey.
You’re talking about a half century back. No small chunk of
years.(Human time that is. Geologically, 50 years is the
twinkling of an eye.)

How bright were the lights?...JJ61

[muawiyah]

There were entire decades in the last century when even the Sun could not be observed from most of New Jersey.

You have to have a clear sky first.

[gleeaikin]

Well, I am 69, and I have seen an aurora in New Jersey before I left the state at age 18. They were colored shimmering curtains of light.