If you're in [redacted], was visible about 15m ago https://imgur.com/a/36cncec Not so much now, but maybe it'll come back!
Down in northern Missouri too
Upstate South Carolina as well
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#62Dad sent me a photo [1] from Alaska of the red light. He said they rarely get it "so far south" (he is in southern Alaska).
[1] (Not a great photo, but you get the idea.) https://imgur.com/a/TfkcbJQ
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#63Billions of tonnes of matter ejected at millions of kph. It’s shame we can’t harness that energy.
The regular photons are a start
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#64[1] is a real-time forecast for the auroral oval. See if you are in with a chance. Clear Skies! [1] https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/auroral-activity/auroral...
Hmm. It says my city has 0% chance of visibility but I'm looking at it outside right now.
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#65Fully visible with naked eye in Kansas City. Beautiful magenta hues in the sky. My first time seeing an aurora in person.
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#66Dad sent me a photo [1] from Alaska of the red light. He said they rarely get it "so far south" (he is in southern Alaska). [1] (Not a great photo, but you get the idea.) https://imgur.com/a/TfkcbJQ
On the Kenai Peninsula? Great spot if so!
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#67I know there are a lot of comments from people saying they’ve seen it, but as I understand it this solar flare won’t hit until 16h UTC, or about 12 hours from now, and there are two weaker flares hitting about now that are currently visible? Is that understanding correct?
Re: X5.1 solar flare, G4 geomagnetic storm watch
#68I know there are a lot of comments from people saying they’ve seen it, but as I understand it this solar flare won’t hit until 16h UTC, or about 12 hours from now, and there are two weaker flares hitting about now that are currently visible? Is that understanding correct?
Yes, and it's in the article.
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#69Also: 100 % cloud cover in basically all of Northern Europe :/ Iceland is probably the place to be for the aurora show!
Scotland, 56 degrees north - I was able to see the aurora through occasional gaps in fast moving clouds around 0400hrs. Red, easily visible to the naked eye.