Year: 2022

Oct 13 lights!

Tonight’s pretty sky from North Pole, Alaska. Photos taken with a mirrorless camera. Tonight’s webcam photos Tonight, quite early! Before 10pm the aurora was overhead for a short time. The solar winds are rather low at 350 km/sec, but we have a nice Bt at 12 with a southward Bz. The rest of the night…

Looking great for aurora

Tonight’s aurora forecast is great for watchers across Alaska and Canada and possibly the northern states. Kp 6 tonight and Kp 5 Saturday and Sunday night. Be ready when it’s dark. Watch the data and the webcams to narrow down a good time. It’s raining in Anchorage Alaska and the rain is forecast for Fairbanks….

G1 storm watch Wed night

From NOAA Space Weather forecast: By midday on 22 Sep, a possible CIR is anticipated in advance of a large, equatorial CH HSS. As a result, enhanced solar wind conditions are expected on 22-23 Sep. Keep in mind 22-23 Sept is UTC, so we will be watching a full night earlier in Alaska for the…

G2 WATCH for Saturday

Good forecast coming up! We have a G2 storm WATCH in effect for Saturday night, September 3/4. Be ready for lights SATURDAY night and also Sunday night as it is predicted to taper off. From NOAA Space Weather: The geomagnetic field is expected to be quiet to unsettled on 02 Sep. Active conditions are likely…