Even though we are now under a quiet sun, those in northeastern US/Canada should note: Aurora Forecast: Northern Lights May Be Visible In Boston Sunday Night « CBS Boston and the more general: Auroral oval | SpaceWeatherLive.com Not long ago we would hear about such things after the fact. "Did you see it last night?" So unsatisfying. Having satellites is much better.
it's completely clear today, hoping it will stay that way. looks like the best view will be in new hampster and vermont.
We're off to go visit our old neighbor friends in Montana - so with clear skies, we'll be checking it out.
Quite a strong solar flare directed towards earth Sun Unleashes Monster Solar Flare, Strongest in a Decade Means it may be worth effort for northern folks to look at night sky.
It 'rained' wood ash here yesterday. Or was that 'snowed' ash? A fine white powder at ambient temperatures of 80F+. No ash today, but the smoke aloft is so thick that the solar disk outline was completely extinguished an hour before sunset. So we'll probably miss any celestial light show. The NOAA aurora forecast is warming up (very large and wide arc), but not yet hot (orange or red south of Canadian border). http://services.swpc.noaa.gov/images/aurora-forecast-northern-hemisphere.jpg SpaceWeather.com -- News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids
The smoke here hasn't yet cleared enough to do any skywatching, but it appears that many other localities had great views last night: SpaceWeather.com -- News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids Spaceweather.com Realtime Image Gallery The satellite forecast shows great conditions for northern Europe right now:
