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Anyone seeing aurora borealis tonight?

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  1. BrianK

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    There was a huge solar flare with CME earlier this week and there are reports on aurora visible in the continental USA tonight, including PA and NJ. Anyone seeing anything?

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    http://auroraforecast.gi.alaska.edu/
     
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    I doubt we're going to see that around here in Michigan tonight
     
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  3. Grizzly Adam

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    We are going to take a look. Supposed to be around midnight.
     
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    Nothing here.
     
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  6. My IS heats my home

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    I was able to see some odd colors north of me tonight, not sure if that was it or not. The moon was super bright and there was some clouds but I dunno...
     
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    Clouds moved in around 10:00 last so that took care of any chance I may have had to see a show.
     
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    It's been raining too much.
     
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    I don't know if it had anything to do with it, but last night's sunset was amazing.
     
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    It was over cast here so no show:(
     
  11. Grizzly Adam

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    I didn't expect to see it, we are typically too far south. And we didn't.
     
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    Just too hard to see through all the clouds. Would have enjoyed it though.
     
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    Brian, I don't know about you but I can't ever see anything. I hate to be whiney but this has to be one of the worst years ever. I am hoping this is not the new norm. Wish I could see it.
     
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    Crystal clear out tonight but I haven't seen anything yet.
     
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    @BrianK , is it still possible to see it tonight? It's finally cleared up!:)
     
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    Dunno, but I think the window has passed.

    I did definitely see the aurora burealis back in 1991 driving west of Harrisburg PA on PA Route 22. I remember it distinctly. We were driving west and I was seeing a green sheen in the sky. I had no idea what it was at the time and pulled over for a better look. With the car off on a rural stretch of highway, it was a green shimmering sheen from the horizon to the top of the sky, stretching as far as we could see from east to west and slowly moving and changing shape. We sat there looking at it for a very long time.

    So I do know that given the right weather and solar conditions, the aurora burealis can be seen here in PA.
     
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    That's so cool.

    Looked for a little while, clear and crisp out, with no luck.
     
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    When we lived in the UP in MI we saw them a lot. I miss that.