The aurora came out in the early morning hours. It did dance for about 30 minutes and then formed a long band across the sky. It faded away and the cold temps griped the air. -45F in North Pole in the overnight hours, a little warmer in Fairbanks at -38F, but really, they are both…
The aurora can be seen high in the sky in the Fairbanks areas. Kp 0. Temp -40F, Time 130 am.
The forecasts were great, but the CME did not produce auroras like they forecast. Here in interior Alaska, there is a chance of auroras just about every night. Sometimes they are weak, and sometimes strong. Tonight the forecast looks great, but so far the data does not support that. All we can do is wait….
Via http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ “The coronal mass ejection (CME), originally expected to arrive around 0800 UTC (3:00 a.m. EST) today, January 9, was observed at the ACE spacecraft just upstream of Earth at 1932 UTC (2:32 p.m. EST). It’s too early to see much with respect to the magnetic structure of this CME, but short-term, high-confidence warnings…
No CME arrival yet as of 6:10am Alaska time. If it arrives soon, Europe may see auroras. I know Tasmania is standing by too! Another great chance for auroras tonight, for us in the USA.
