Posted on 05/10/2024 5:28:28 PM PDT by bitt
A powerful solar storm will make the northern lights visible to most of America — including the New York City area — Friday night, but you’ll need to get out of the city if you want a chance at seeing the auroras.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has upgraded the looming geomagnetic solar storm to a level 4, which is capable of disrupting America’s electrical grid and making the northern lights visible as far south as Alabama.
The key to witnessing the natural phenomena will depend on the amount of cloud coverage and light population, making upstate New York or Long Island the best bet for city dwellers.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
“Here’s how to see it”
Let me guess - Walk outside, look towards the north.
Lol
Meh.
I'm such a catastrophe snob.
Tennessee here. Apparently some people saw it. I went out and looked — several times. Trees or clouds must have been in the way for me.
In this part of Kentucky, we have a Christmas light show every year that is called “Southern Lights.” As an amateur astronomer, I find the name confusing.
:^)
To the naked eye the aurora may look like nothing more than thin, diffuse cloudiness, barely visible. It WON’T look like most pictures posted online or in the media. Kinda like comets always seem very disappointing to the naked eye...
A good digicam or cell camera with a long exposure setting (very preferably on a tripod or other stable mount / placement) will do much better.
It looks like Sol is still cranking out the goodies (CME’s):
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g5-conditions-reached-yet-again
I hear what your saying, but it sounds complicated. Could you break that down into a 10 step process for me/s
Lol.
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