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Samsquatch
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09/19/2023 08:16AM  
The Aurora forecast is promising this week. I think Kp of 6 is likely for 9/18-9/19. Has anyone seen nice displays lately? Seeing the northern lights is a bucket list item for me. The lights are visible here in northern Missouri occasionally but I haven't seen them yet.
 
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AlmostCanadian
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09/19/2023 09:24AM  
Aurora

I caught this aurora a few weeks ago with my GoPro
 
09/19/2023 10:22AM  
Great northern lights last night outside of Ely. I didn't manage to see colors but I got to watch the curtains ripple in the sky.
 
tonecoughlin
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09/19/2023 10:31AM  
I caught this one at 12:30 am this morning.

 
09/20/2023 01:58PM  
tonecoughlin: "I caught this one at 12:30 am this morning.


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Very nice, you were lucky to see this.
 
tonecoughlin
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09/20/2023 02:00PM  
Not for me. I see it several times a year and sleep through another several. I'm more of an early morning person staying up till 2:30 am throws me off for a few days lol
 
Samsquatch
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09/20/2023 02:41PM  
I'm envious of you all.

Apparently the Aurora was visible in a limtited area of my state but was not obvious, more like a tint to clouds. Recent Aurora activity is fueling my desire to see BWCA in the winter.
 
tonecoughlin
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09/20/2023 02:47PM  
Samsquatch: "I'm envious of you all.


Apparently the Aurora was visible in a limtited area of my state but was not obvious, more like a tint to clouds. Recent Aurora activity is fueling my desire to see BWCA in the winter."


I'm also a professional photographer and musher. In my experience capturing the aurora is the same in summer as it is in winter although science says winter in the Northern Hemisphere is more likely because of the tilt of the planet. Winter is also significantly cloudier in MN at 50% of the days under cloud cover.
 
JohnGalt
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09/20/2023 02:56PM  
Monday night had a pretty glorious display. The lights were not very colorful though they were very active. It was almost as if the cosmic breeze could be seen blowing across the sky in quivering clouds.
 
Jackfish
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09/20/2023 02:56PM  
Hey Tuscarora Borealis, have you had any Aurora sightings? :)
 
09/20/2023 09:43PM  
Jackfish: "Hey Tuscarora Borealis, have you had any Aurora sightings? :)"


LOL. I love it.
 
SaganagaJoe
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09/21/2023 05:30AM  


Long exposure shot over the lake at our family cabin in Webster, Wisconsin. Not much color to the naked eye, but very active and incredible.
 
09/21/2023 08:39AM  
deerfoot: "
tonecoughlin: "I caught this one at 12:30 am this morning.



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Very nice, you were lucky to see this."


Well the camera "saw" this. What shows up in long digital exposure is not gifted to the human eye.
 
SaganagaJoe
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09/21/2023 10:38AM  
Banksiana: "
deerfoot: "
tonecoughlin: "I caught this one at 12:30 am this morning.



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Very nice, you were lucky to see this."



Well the camera "saw" this. What shows up in long digital exposure is not gifted to the human eye."


Great pic no matter what way you slice it, and great lights too man!
Joe
 
schweady
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09/21/2023 04:41PM  
We base camped Sun-Wed 9/17-9/20 on Canoe Lake - between Alder and Pine. Fortunately, we had the 4-star westernmost site. Unfortunately, the site faces ESE. And, it always seemed to be a bit overcast in the north and west. And, it was so flippin' cold on Monday night, with the wind coming directly in at us, we retired to the tent around 9:00. Before doing that, however, we did manage to see quite a bright glow in the north behind us, but no colors or pillars.
 
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