aurora forecast

aurora tonight!

Aurora has been seen across Europe tonight and as the earth rotated, now Canada is seeing aurora. Northern states are reporting lights where the weather is cooperating. Virginia and Colorado have reported lights (camera only, not naked eye). Be ready for lights, Alaska. Those not in Alaska, check your skies all night long!! Tomorrow night,…

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…