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…
Aurora season started a couple weeks ago, as it gets dark at night now, although very briefly. As we get closer to September, the far north becomes more and more dark at night. The aurora has been present, but it has been so cloudy and rainy in both Fairbanks and Anchorage, that we only saw…
Welcome back the darker skies to Alaska! And that means we are on the hunt for auroras again. We left the season last spring with the strange cut off of the season. Locals were still around and looking up to the skies, but the tourism sliced off sharply. We were having the awesome aurora science…
Tonight’s forecast is active with possibilities of minor storm levels (Kp 5, Kp 6). Auroras have already been seen in the Great Lakes area and parts of Canada. Fairbanks area completely socked in with clouds. Anchorage areas may have a chance depending on the weather. Have a look tonight! The Kp level today, during Alaska’s…
