Posted on 05/10/2024 5:28:28 PM PDT by bitt
“Here’s how to see it”
Let me guess - Walk outside, look towards the north.
Lol
Meh.
I'm such a catastrophe snob.
Tennessee here. Apparently some people saw it. I went out and looked — several times. Trees or clouds must have been in the way for me.
In this part of Kentucky, we have a Christmas light show every year that is called “Southern Lights.” As an amateur astronomer, I find the name confusing.
:^)
To the naked eye the aurora may look like nothing more than thin, diffuse cloudiness, barely visible. It WON’T look like most pictures posted online or in the media. Kinda like comets always seem very disappointing to the naked eye...
A good digicam or cell camera with a long exposure setting (very preferably on a tripod or other stable mount / placement) will do much better.
It looks like Sol is still cranking out the goodies (CME’s):
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g5-conditions-reached-yet-again
I hear what your saying, but it sounds complicated. Could you break that down into a 10 step process for me/s
Lol.
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