The aurora was beautiful on the night of Sept 30/ Oct 1. It was seen from many locations in Alaska. The forecast had called for a geomagnetic storm days before from a CHHSS and a CME arriving at the same time. Although we saw aurora around the aurora zone a few nights ago in Alaska,…
This is an aurora alert for tonight and tomorrow. G1 and/or G2 storm incoming! Northern lights may be seen as far south as the northern states. All of Canada and Alaska be ready for lights tonight. When should you head out? When it is dark!How long should you wait for the aurora to be seen?…
Well that was a bust forecast! An excellent forecast for several nights turned into a no-show for the coronal mass ejection (CME). The North Pole webcam did capture a pretty big, but short show on Sept 1 unrelated to the CME, but was due to a nice sustained negative Bz. You can watch the cam’s…
Northern Europe saw a great show overnight, now is it North America’s turn? The solar winds are pretty low, but the Bz has been trending southward. It was -15 Bz earlier! It has been Kp 4 for many hours, and as of this post, Kp 5. Northern Canada and most of Alaska, and maybe further…
The aurora forecast is looking good for auroras due to the coronal hole high speed stream. Aurora has been seen the last few nights north of Fairbanks, AK where it was clearer. Tonight (Tues) thru Thurs is looking good for auroras for northern latitudes. Rain in Fairbanks and Anchorage continues to block the sky. Aurora…
