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.

Aurora

I caught this aurora a few weeks ago with my GoPro

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.

I caught this one at 12:30 am this morning.

tonecoughlin: "I caught this one at 12:30 am this morning.


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Very nice, you were lucky to see this.

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

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.

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.

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.

Hey Tuscarora Borealis, have you had any Aurora sightings? :)

Jackfish: "Hey Tuscarora Borealis, have you had any Aurora sightings? :)"

LOL. I love it.

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.

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.

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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

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.