Juliancolton Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Nice show last night... best pillar structures I've seen. I think something knocked the focus ring on my camera after I left, as most of my shots are all too far out of focus to be usable. Impressive colors though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApacheTrout Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 Nice show last night... best pillar structures I've seen. I think something knocked the focus ring on my camera after I left, as most of my shots are all too far out of focus to be usable. Impressive colors though. that's a beautiful picture. How long did the display last? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Nice show last night... best pillar structures I've seen. I think something knocked the focus ring on my camera after I left, as most of my shots are all too far out of focus to be usable. Impressive colors though. Awesome shot - Did you get this in Dutchess Co? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ma blizzard Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I saw the kp get up to 6 last night but Bz didn't flip negative so I opted against driving to a 'dark' area. Maybe I should have .. great pic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Nice shots! My phone alerted me but I didn't go out because it was cloudy. Damn, looks like I missed one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Thanks guys. Awesome shot - Did you get this in Dutchess Co? Yep, right in my backyard near Millbrook around 2am. that's a beautiful picture. How long did the display last? There was definitely color in the sky most of the night, but the strongest pillars/curtains were maybe like 15 minutes. Lots of folks in the Midwest say it was the best display in recent memory, and I believe it, but I just wish I was more prepared for it. The best auroras never happen when you track a CME for three days and set up your equipment hours in advance, but instead when you get a text at 12:45 am saying you need to get out whether your camera is charged or not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whineminster Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 any chances we see something tonight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 any chances we see something tonight? We have better sky conditions so I hope so but I would say unlikely. However with that said last night's event was not really forecast either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 any chances we see something tonight? The magnetic field is definitely still disturbed, and with solar wind velocities way high and a -Bz component, it wouldn't take much to trigger some more storming I don't think. Like eyewall said, though, it's a shot in the dark most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whineminster Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Ok, well guess I'll keep my eye to the sky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 The magnetic field is definitely still disturbed, and with solar wind velocities way high and a -Bz component, it wouldn't take much to trigger some more storming I don't think. Like eyewall said, though, it's a shot in the dark most of the time. Yeah it won't happen because skies are clear here tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Yeah it won't happen because skies are clear here tonight. That's why the surprise events are the best... the clouds don't have time to conspire against us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 That's why the surprise events are the best... the clouds don't have time to conspire against us. Yeah unfortunately the KP is down to 3 so I think any chance is done at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 A full halo CME is on its way to Earth from a C9 flare last night but it will get here just in time for the clouds to be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professional Lurker Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Kp is currently pretty low, but bz looks great. Wonder if we see anything tonight? They say that the cme may have missed, but the #'s could improve tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ma blizzard Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Kp is currently pretty low, but bz looks great. Wonder if we see anything tonight? They say that the cme may have missed, but the #'s could improve tonight. we're at kp=5, bz is slightly negative .. hopefully we can get these metrics to improve over the next couple hrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 we're at kp=5, bz is slightly negative .. hopefully we can get these metrics to improve over the next couple hrs Looks quite good to me. I would no doubt be out with my camera if not for the dense overcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ma blizzard Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 yeah, bz has tanked over the past couple hrs .. too bad most of us have cloud issues to contend with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professional Lurker Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Yup. All systems go. ...but clouds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Yeah Kp is 6 and unfortunately clouds. I went out to try and instead ended up with this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Noctilucents clouds > aurora? https://twitter.com/NWSSeattle/status/608232353488502785 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Noctilucents clouds > aurora? https://twitter.com/NWSSeattle/status/608232353488502785 Those are noctilucent clouds for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Noctilucents clouds > aurora? https://twitter.com/NWSSeattle/status/608232353488502785 Why choose when you can have both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Wow, that's freaking sweet. What I wouldn't give to experience something like that. I need to move north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Big Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 As always this one will be a fight against the clouds here in VT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Looks like we have chance tonight with some breaks and a G3 possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Well the solar wind is certainly primed. Things are heating up a couple hours later than in recent storming events, so maybe the Bz component won't give us as much grief this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Sweet jesus, this is absolutely ideal and suitable for as much as G5 levels of storming. Too bad it doesn't get dark until 10pm... conditions usually don't stay quite this good for more than a few hours. Solar Wind: 700.2Density: 26.3Btotal: 38.2 nTBz: 37 nT south Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Sweet jesus, this is absolutely ideal and suitable for as much as G5 levels of storming. Too bad it doesn't get dark until 10pm... conditions usually don't stay quite this good for more than a few hours. Solar Wind: 700.2 Density: 26.3 Btotal: 38.2 nT Bz: 37 nT south Yeah we may be scrambling for leftovers at dusk. I only hope it can hold on. It really doesn't get much better than that. G4 right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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