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Aurora activity predictions and viewing


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I have gotten a couple emails the last day or two about the Aurora and how to best see it.

 

I am not an expert. I am barely an amature. But I thought I would post a couple sites that are useful:

 

Aurora Index Has a map area with viewing tips.

 

Aurora activity forcast- UAF University of Alaska Fairbanks site.

 

Space Weather.com Sunspots and aurora information.

 

NASA Name says it all.

 

There are more sites out there. These are just some of the ones I have used.

 

Best tip I can give from personal experience for viewing the aurora is this:

 

GET OUT OF TOWN!

 

City lights will greatly diminish the viewing. Get out of town. Preferably get to a spot up high with a good northerly view. Sit back with a cup of hot chocolate and enjoy.

 

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I have never been lost. Been awful confused for a few days, but never lost!

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Alas I am too far south to capitalize on this spectacular event.

Just have to settle for fantastic sunsets every night... sigh.... icon_biggrin.gif

 

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Free your mind and the rest will follow

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What an amazing sight in tonight's sky; it was all glowing orange. You'd have thought we were in SoCal, but this is western PA. Awesome!

 

PeachyPA

 

Quilter, Cacher, Cubmaster

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We are here in Eastern, PA where it's fairly populated and well lit. I believe I'm seing a pinkish hue in the sky to the north. Is this my imagination or could that be the auroa? The color is really faint.

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Green, pink, red, blue and purple are aurora colors.

 

Green-pink-red are the most common.

 

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I have never been lost. Been awful confused for a few days, but never lost!

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Originally posted by mtn-man:

Only if you can meet the cache requirements of trading x-ray radiation for some of the gamma radiation.


He said locationless, there is no trading at a locationless cache just a picture to prove you were there. Like this

 

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