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    Northern Lights???



    It looks like recent solar activity (largest solar flare in 4 years)may make the northern lights visable innorthern climatestonight and tomorrow night. With a quick search I also found this website that shows moonrise/moonset times:


    http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/moonrise.html


    Some more searches:


    http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/astronomy/story/45873/huge_solar_flare_to_cause_northern_lights_show_int erfere_with_communications.asp


    http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Look+for+Northern+Lights+ton ight&articleId=8d471120-2457-48d3-ae88-a16e0574dbfe


    http://www.examiner.com/astronomy-in-national/aurora-borealis-activity-possible-february-17-18-noaa-x-class-solar-flare


    It looks like we are clouding up here in New Hampshire by 9 pm, but I'll try to look out before then.


    Thanks,


    Brant

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    You got me exited Brant, but I googled a little bit for news in my area and it seems that chances are very little that I'd be able to see it. So I'll have to skip it, since I have to get up early tomorrow.


    I do hope to see some photos soon though [A] I know there are some astro-photographers here []

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    Jan.....sorry to hear that.I am notsure this will amount to anything in my area either. It sounded like a 30% chance that there will be something to see, but then the cloudsor the moon could interfere. But there is a 48 hr window, I'll check it out a couple of time between tonight and tomorrow night. Hopefully it works out for someone. []

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    Hi guys and gals. This website and accompanying graphic are interesting and provide some sun-earth relationship data. The graphic shows a map and strength/reach of the auroral oval. Hopefully the clouds aren

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    The weather for my area says partly cloudy tonight and mostly clear tomorrow night. I know what I'm doing []

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    Well, Its now the 19th---Did anyone have any luck?
    Bob

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    Re: Northern Lights???



    Unfortunately nothing from me [] I was planning on driving farther north and away from light pollution last night but something came up so the best I could do was sit on my deck all night with the camera pointing north [:^)]


    This is all I got:






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    Baker....I do like the shoot.


    The weather didn

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    Btw, i use this site when i go northern lights hunting. Lots of valuable information, should work for nothern america etc. areas too.

    http://www.virmalised.ee/aurora-alerts/?

    From settings, it is possible to modify what you see.

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