The big show expected did not happen. Some areas saw low aurora, some saw faint streaks, but the CME’s never hit. Yellowknife did see a pretty good show despite the data. Some folks’ cameras in the Fairbanks area picked up aurora, but it was very hard to decipher with the naked eye. If you had…
The CME which was forecast for YESTERDAY was a no-show. The forecast remains great with a 60% chance of severe storms for tonight in high altitudes. We await the show, and hope the forecasters are right. It is just as well, as the cloudy weather and smoke from the wildfires would’ve blocked our view of…
Auroras tonight in MN, MI, ND, SD, MT, and parts of central Canada. Kp 5, 6.
It’s not even 6pm and the aurora is out over the interior of Alaska. No reports yet from any other areas. Europe had a great show today, even northern Ireland got a show. Yellowknife’s skies are crazy with aurora, and tonights Kp is 3 so far. Let’s hope this trend continues for a great show…
The last few days have been either cloudy, or the aurora has only been seen in the early morning hours for only short periods. By early morning, we mean 3am, 4am. Even though the kp index rose to a 4 one night, and other factors looked pretty good for us to see the aurora here…
