Aurora

[zamproject]

Since 24/48h huge solar activity !
Barley once per two or three decades I suppose at my latitude, about 48°N....France... AURORA
Saw the process up to zenith, so come up just over my place and probably beyond to south

Beautiful !!!
Never guess I'll saw aurora that nice without a north trip.
LOOK UP !

 

[zamproject]

Additional notes for all fella around Noth America, US and Canada.

East coast is now at night, sim and predictions call for aurora up to 45°N and probably can be seen more south at the horizon.
Don't miss that if you can !!! it's a nice experience to see our star cough

 

[user 133392]

https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/

In southern Poland: https://community.spaceweatherlive....64-2024-05-0910/?do=findComment&comment=45419

Today it's the first time I've seen aurora in my life, I didn't ever expect to see it in southern Poland. Reds were clearly visible to the naked eye for a short while and then slowly vanished, but much more could be seen in the photos, even short exposure ones. That's incredible!

 

[zamproject]

@KA-Electonics.com , yes, spaceweather is the best place for monitoring and info about all this.

For info, the photos I take earlier this night (first post) were done in a relatively dense city area (east France) with all light pollution and city haze...country side should have been a better spot.

 

[AnalogPackrat]

Taken from my front porch shortly after 10pm. 34N in southeastern US.

 

[zamproject]

34N in southeastern US

Amazing !!!

 

[sahib]

Never guess I'll saw aurora that nice without a north trip.
LOOK UP !

A couple of months ago we went to Iceland for a long weekend, and as Murphy's law dictated, saw bloody nothing.

 

[ruffrecords]

A couple of months ago we went to Iceland for a long weekend, and as Murphy's law dictated, saw bloody nothing.

Our neighbours recently went on a cruise to Norway to see the Northern Lights and saw absolutely nothing.

Back in the 80s we had a week's holiday in the north of Scotland in October. One evening I went out to get some more logs for the fire and was gobsmacked to see the glory of the Aurora. I quickly grabbed the whole family so they could see it. I sight never to be forgotten.

We were also amazed to find that our dog (who came on holiday with us) grew a lot of really long hairs during that week which dropped out soon after we returned south.

Cheers

Ian

 

[sahib]

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We were also amazed to find that our dog (who came on holiday with us) grew a lot of really long hairs during that week which dropped out soon after we returned south.

Cheers

Ian

That's Scottish air for you.

 

[user 133392]

From Lake Texoma on the Texas Oklahoma border:

 

[JohnRoberts]

Does that mean that the sun is trying to kill us too? [kidding]

JR

 

[zamproject]

maybe not kidding that much !

Sun is not that friendly...hopefully the Earth have a magnetic barrier, that helped a lot for having life around.
In such massive flare episode the barrier break, with all radiation passing trough.

Orbital element may suffer from this, and I think astronauts on ISS goes in the safety module...ready for emergency return.

Peoples may forgot or just don't know, but our modern technologies is weak about that, and we have so many thing depending on it.

For the record, in 1859 a big storm reach the Earth, estimating 5% of Ozone destructed in the atmosphere.
Also inducted current where so high that some telegraph station caught fire, as multiple operators report electric shock...

Cheers
Zam

 

[grid_stopper]

i was quite surprised i was able to see it so clearly from my porch in the city, even more surprised at how well my cell phone was able to capture it. truly splendid!