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Northern lights anybody?

TBRS1

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I live on the 45th parallel so I was hoping to get a good view of the Northern Lights.

Unfortunately, it was cloudy yesterday, and cloudier today, so no go.

Anybody get a good view?
 
I live near the 45th parallel.
Rained all night last night.
 
Some people here in South UK said they saw them. But I didn't, despite being awake at the right time. You can see the Milky way literally above my road though. On clear nights. I live on the Milky way! Sort of.
 
I haven't seen the Milky Way since 1981 after moving to Florida.
Too many city lights around. I could see it in Missouri.

The weather report said we are too far south to see the Northern Lights. Even with this huge solar storm.
 
On Friday 10/5/2024 North America got blasted by the biggest solar flare to hit earth since 2003. The aurora borealis ("Northern Lights" could be seen as far south as San Francisco, and was visible in the urban agglomeration of Silicon Valley/Bay Area despite heavy light pollution. These are the photos I took of it here in far Northern California (Jefferson) just south of the 42 parallel latitude.

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I was supposed to be able to see them in certain places in my county, but of course it was cloudy.

Anyway, here is what they look like from the space station:

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I am in south Florida and thought I was out of it. Turns out someone took pictures in a nearby town. Darn it.

But, they claim Sunday night could be an even better display than Saturday, (but not Friday, which was the best.)

So I'll be out Sunday night/Monday morning to see if I can see any. I do live in a dark skies area, so have a good chance of seeing them if they are there.
 
I am in south Florida and thought I was out of it. Turns out someone took pictures in a nearby town. Darn it.

But, they claim Sunday night could be an even better display than Saturday, (but not Friday, which was the best.)

So I'll be out Sunday night/Monday morning to see if I can see any. I do live in a dark skies area, so have a good chance of seeing them if they are there.
Oh, that's fantastic - it's bright and sunny today (Sunday) here, so it should be a clear night. I get another chance!
 
I live on the 45th parallel so I was hoping to get a good view of the Northern Lights.

Unfortunately, it was cloudy yesterday, and cloudier today, so no go.

Anybody get a good view?
Sadly I slept through the whole thing, but there are some great pics on facebook. Very bright, even as far south as Brighton W Sussex (UK)
 

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