good little show
good little show over Fairbanks areas, including North Pole, Fox. Also Tok. Brief faint display in South Central AK. Kp 1
Month: August 2013
Good show, but short Kp 1
Fairbanks is seeing a pretty good show for a Kp 1. Nice bright bursts, but only for a short time. Diffuse auroras happening in-between.
Last night’s aurora
Last night we did get a show. It started off faint. It just hovered in a big band beginning around 12:15am. I found a parking spot in the Goldstream Valley (Fairbanks) and watched the aurora strengthen. It quietly danced and occasionally burst and showed color. Alerts were sent out, but the aurora did remain mostly…
Faint auroras but with potential
Faint show in the Fairbanks areas, also Tok. Kp 3. Time 1am.
75% chance of severe storms according to NOAA. Let’s hope they are right!
The aurora forecast was just updated at NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, and it remains great for tonight. Although they say “quiet to minor storm levels”, this means a great show for Alaska and Northern Canada tonight. Southern areas of Canada and the upper portion of the contiguous USA may see active aurora low on…