[petuniasevan]

I'd say it's clouds. The photo was taken from Florida; they don't see too many auroras.

[RightWhale]

Last couple of nights have been fairly good for eyeball astronomy here in the somewhat unseasonably warm Interior. Temperature 0 deg to 20 deg. Stars just about visible in the Little Dipper. I think that is 4th magnitude. Best skies in years. Even spotted M31 with no trouble.