Siouxie

There is a good chance of seeing the Northern Lights tomorrow night as there is extreme activity at the moment.

http://www.gi.alaska.edu/AuroraForec...ica/2012/03/09


Friday Forecast: Auroral activity will be high(+). Weather permitting, highly active auroral displays will be visible overhead from Inuvik, Yellowknife, Rankin and Igaluit to Vancouver, Helena, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Bay City, Toronto, Montpelier, and Charlottetown, and visible low on the horizon from Salem, Boise, Cheyenne, Lincoln, Indianapolis and Annapolis.

See also: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1332255.html

iaink

Cool, lets hope the cloud is gone!

MikeUK

Cool.. if all goes o plan I'l be in flight betwen Van and TO nice and high to get a good view of this ...but with myodds I'll be on the wrong side of the plane

ChromeoHurts

Great... I'll be keeping my eyes pealed.

snowcandy

We keep missing them in Airdrie The local paper this week has a great photo taken on Valentine's night. We have signed up for email alerts from

http://corona-gw.phys.ualberta.ca/AuroraWatch/

Trouble is the emails come at 1 or 2am

Desperate to see them. I've been awake half the night every night this week with a damn chinook induced headache so may just catch them this time if I cba to get into the car and drive outside of city limits.

mandymoochops

Always manage to catch them when they are around these parts whilst driving home in the wee hours.

It's hard to keep your eyes on the road when staring in wonderment upwards.

Siouxie

You can use this website to find out the likelihood of clear sky and good viewing.

Just select your area and hometown.

http://www.cleardarksky.com/csk/index.html#chart_list

Alberta_Rose

So..............? Did anybody see them/it on Friday night??

I think we had Chinook cloud all night, not that I could've stayed awake anyway!

mandymoochops

saw some feint ones very early (bout 7pm) then we had mum in laws birthday party so kinda forgot

Siouxie

It's supposed to be good for viewing tonight and tomorrow, however, it really depends on cloud cover too.

Another website you can check it out on: http://helios.swpc.noaa.gov/ovation/

Some people in Kansas were able to view it on Friday, unfortunately I didn't see it at all

http://www.spaceweather.com/

You should have had a clear view in Alberta - some pictures available, here is one (more on the website): http://spaceweather.com/submissions/...1331370106.jpg

mandymoochops

Excellent thanks, get a good view from the back yard so will be out looking

snowcandy

Looks like pants viewing in Airdrie again tonight according to cleardarksky.com.

Just as well as don't think I can manage to stay up that late having been in the mountains all day

MikeUK

B'stards... got put in the aisle, and the sods next to the window closed it and then fell asleep.. so right side of the plan.,.. wrong sodd’in seat!!!!!

iaink

Well, it wasnt cloudy, but it was a full moon, so if there was anything to be seen I didnt see it

Novocastrian

Same here iain. Just too bright a night...