Northern Lights should be visible across US tonight May 10, 2024.

[Tractionengines]

If you can find someplace dark after tonight. They are predicting we will be able to see the northern lights tonight [May 20, 2024] between 10pm-2am for Ohio.

The Space Weather Prediction Center has issued its first "severe geomagnetic storm watch" since 2005.

They are saying that they could be seen as far south as Alabama.

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/swpc-issues-its-first-g4-watch-2005

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g4-conditions-observed

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/geomagnetic-storming-likely-persist-weekend

 

[lr64]

Thanks for the tip. My brother said he saw the aurora just now. He's in Maine. The sky is not clear enough here, or maybe it's the more light pollution. I was just west of here getting frustrated by unreliable igniters. If I'd stayed another hour or so, maybe I would have seen something.

 

[Lord Rory Gin]

Thanks for the tip. My brother said he saw the aurora just now. He's in Maine. The sky is not clear enough here, or maybe it's the more light pollution. I was just west of here getting frustrated by unreliable igniters. If I'd stayed another hour or so, maybe I would have seen something.

Time to get the camera out and take some video! The last time I got a really good look at the auroras was last March up in Yellowknife. The brilliant green ribbons were dancing brilliantly. Unfortunately, the -30° temps were not so friendly to me.

 

[NateB]

I'm hoping to catch a glimpse from NE Indiana, but the clouds are moving in and obscuring the Northern sky.

 

[jderimig]

Seeing them now in Canton, OH. I have never seen red and purple aurora. Pretty cool and spectacular. See rays directly overhead.

 

[astronwolf]

Red, purple, green... pretty intense. From NE Ohio. Headed to darker skies now.

 

[mrwalsh85]

Visible in St. Louis and Branson, MO (via friend's report).

I can't see anything but I'm in a heavily light-polluted area, so no joy. My phone seemed to pick up a slightly red hue but - meh.

Kinda makes me wish I was going to work tomorrow. Work is at least 30 minutes away from heavy light pollution...

 

[sriegel]

Friends in Savannah, GA, are seeing strong red auroras

 

[Tractionengines]

Best I could get with cell phone camera... "pro mode" lots of setting tweaks to compensate for all the light pollution.

Not bad, looks better in the photos than naked eyes.

 

[seth_cooper]

SE Ohio

 

[rharshberger]

Friends in Savannah, GA, are seeing strong red auroras

Going out later to see what we see up here, should be pretty clear...

 

[Charles_McG]

SE WI

 

[astronwolf]

 

[sr205347d]

From Alum Creek State Park, Columbus, OH:



The camera really accentuates the colors. It wasn't that vivid.

 

[tsmith1315]

Not as pretty in South Georgia, very faint- but visible! 15 second exposure:

 

[astronwolf]

 

[astronwolf]

 

[Hobie1dog]

saw ZERO

 

[sr205347d]

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I saw that too!

 

[Wrightme43]

Southern Kentucky, almost Tennesee.

 

[astronwolf]

I saw that too!


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Yes, it was nearly at zenith, and it looked like an angel floating up there.

 

[Tractionengines]

Wife and kids are watching things on cable TV, and internet, both of which are "glitching" much more than normal. Thinking it could be related.

Sure is a lot energetic particles out there right now.

 

[roc_boy]

Roanoke, VA, a couple of hours ago. Man, tonight's sky was one of the most incredible things I've ever experienced. I'd read that good cellphone cameras could "see" it better than the naked eye, and that is sure enough correct - my wife's iPhone 15 camera did really well, compared to my older Galaxy S21 which could hardly capture any color.

 

[tfish]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/e1irasWwEzQ2cmFt6



Tony

 

[rharshberger]

We got out a bit early and saw mostly what looked liked rays of whitish light coming down from the sky, decided to move to a different location and when we got there the colors started. Pretty Cool!

 

[RokitFlyr]

Watching now in Yakima Wa.

 

[lr64]

I drove out to a field, but didn't see anything at 1:30-2AM EDT. It was hazy, but if there was an aurora, it couldn't have been very bright. Maybe tomorrow night.

 

[OzHybrid]

Seems the Aurora Australis could be seen across Australia tonight as far North as Queensland. Get your camera ready.

 

[gldknght]

Saw the lights tonight while the western sky was still lit by the setting sun in northeast Nebraska. And then across the western part of Iowa as I drove. The lights were straight up above our heads. Never seen anything like this. Amazingly bright, even above Sioux City which is a significant amount of light pollution. Came inside after midnight and the lights were still going strong.

 

[sr205347d]

Here is a website for a 30 minute aurora forecast: https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-30-minute-forecast

Only 30 minutes because that is how long it takes the charged particles to reach Earth from a satellite's L1 observation point between Earth and the Sun.