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wtg
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posted 10 May 2024 03:04 PM
Hope someone gets to see the aurora borealis this weekend.

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Americans as far south as Alabama and Northern California could be treated to a show of the northern lights this weekend from a powerful geomagnetic storm heading toward Earth, officials said. If the weather conditions are right, people in several areas on a map could look up and see the aurora borealis.

The storm has prompted government forecasters to warn of potential disruptions to communications systems, the power grid and satellite operations, but it could also put on a fantastic light display in the night sky.

"The gift from space weather is the aurora," Rob Steenburgh, a space scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center, told reporters Friday morning.


https://www.cbsnews.com/news/m...-us-aurora-borealis/


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posted 11 May 2024 09:39 AMHide Post
We had cloud cover downtown, but I've seen pictures from U of Chicago and other areas around where the viewing was great!


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posted 11 May 2024 10:51 AMHide Post
I saw them - though in town, so the lights were too bright to see the colors. My phone picked them up though. Pretty cool!


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posted 11 May 2024 11:30 AMHide Post
They were seen by cameras around me, but not the naked eye. I drove out to a dark area around 11:30 but no reward.


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posted 11 May 2024 11:33 AMHide Post
We're hoping to see them tonight.

In the meantime, I'm giving a talk on zoom this afternoon, and I'm hoping there aren't any significant internet disruptions...


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posted 11 May 2024 11:41 AMHide Post
There are some wonderful pictures on Facebook, including one a neighbor took looking over the top of my house!


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posted 11 May 2024 12:25 PMHide Post
Some shots from as far south as Kentucky. The rest were near me.

https://www.cincinnati.com/pic...cincinnati-nletter65


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posted 11 May 2024 01:08 PMHide Post
Cloud cover and rain here in NYC overnight. But have seen good pictures from upstate.


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posted 11 May 2024 03:29 PMHide Post
We had a beautiful show here! Drove about 10 minutes from home to get away from the town lights.
















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posted 11 May 2024 04:03 PMHide Post
Was it that obvious to your eyes, or was it only that clear with the camera?


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posted 11 May 2024 04:16 PMHide Post
Definitely clearer and more vibrant with the camera. We could see pale colours with the naked eye, but our vision receptors are way less sensitive than the camera when it comes to seeing colour.


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posted 12 May 2024 08:34 AMHide Post
Cool photos dol! It was a bust here.

If you are on FB, this is worth watching.

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posted 12 May 2024 12:12 PMHide Post
We went outside just after 10pm, could see nothing and went to bed about 10 minutes later. WhoMe


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