Solar Storm

[Davex]

Apparantly the earth is receiving a solar storm, heres a link with some details. I guess we should all prep cameras for an amazing light show.
http://www.kare11.com/news/national/...-disrupt-power

[Billy_Billions]

Where would be a good place to watch this?
I'm thinking somewhere outside of the city, but with a nice view of the skyline.

Thoughts anyone?

[arian_ma]

Wasn't there one of these a few weeks ago as well?

[AndyL]

Meh, http://forums.beyond.ca/st/348217/so...night-tuesday/ remember the last one was a bust... Dare we try again?

Get 10km outside the city and you're pretty much golden...

Looks pretty good for visibility though
http://cleardarksky.com/c/Calgarykey.html?1

[Davex]

I don't know. Almost every single night the past month I've seen aurora shining bright through my living room window between 11-3 every night. With the amount of northern lights showing lately I can expect tonight to be a superb show, and I will be travelling outside of the town to try to capture it.

[Billy_Billions]

Davex - got a good spot?

I'd love to shoot some timelapse of this

[Davex]

Originally posted by Billy_Billions
Davex - got a good spot?

I'd love to shoot some timelapse of this

I plan on going a little past chestermere

[arian_ma]

So, 10ish PM?

[Billy_Billions]

It's looking like around 10pm.
I'm going to try and stay in the city and see if I can't use the skyline at the background.

[Tezzating]

http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astrono...ax/connect.asp

[Hakkola]

I was able to see northern lights pretty well last night from Weaselhead (or whatever that parking lot at the end of 90th ave is), at glenmore resevoir.

[ga16i]

You guys get anything last night?
I went out there around the city looking for them but nothing at Centre Street and nothing at Glenmore Reservoir neither around 10-11:30PM.

[arian_ma]

I was out north by Symmon's Valley from 10-10:40 and didn't see anything. Jupiter was super bright though.

[LadyLuck]

Apparently they should be pretty visible tonight. Fingers crossed!

[lilmira]

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/kp_3d.html

It looks pretty dead last night. It's spiking pretty good now but it's during the day unfortunately. Hopefully it stays high throughout the night.

[Davex]

I was up until 4:30 am last night and didnt see shit. went out towards strathmore too

[lilmira]

Looks like it'll spike again at midnight. Have a cup of coffee and keep your eyes peeled .

[Davex]

got any link for that lilmira? i dont wanna stay up late again for nothing

[lilmira]

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/kp_3d.html

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

Aurora watch is for deadmonton region.

It's definitely no show till later night. I'm just gonna set my alarm to wake me up at midnight then I'll check again.

[bituerbo]

There were heavy northern lights on Tuesday night, 10:30pm. Was east of the city watching them. Supposed to be back again tonight.