baltosquid Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 big CMEs on the way. Looks like we’ll have varying amounts of cloud cover this weekend, mostly lower tonight but perhaps more layered tomorrow, maybe we can catch some auroras if there are breaks. Tonight seems like the more likely time to see them (late, after midnight), but for such a strong storm and with multiple CMEs approaching in a complex manner, it could be a long run type of event. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Thanks for making the thread! Very interested in seeing the aurora somewhat locally. Became a bucket list item after a few great local chasers caught them in the Blue Ridge last year. Really bummed by clouds tonight. Hoping for a miracle - don’t want to drive super far north and even then odds don’t look fantastic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baltosquid Posted May 10 Author Share Posted May 10 5 minutes ago, NorthArlington101 said: Thanks for making the thread! Very interested in seeing the aurora somewhat locally. Became a bucket list item after a few great local chasers caught them in the Blue Ridge last year. Really bummed by clouds tonight. Hoping for a miracle - don’t want to drive super far north and even then odds don’t look fantastic. Looks like low clouds primarily on the backend of the meh weather today. No middle/high. I’m hopeful over the night we’ll get some dissipation and breaks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Cloud alert 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 3 minutes ago, WxUSAF said: Cloud alert Maybe we can get an Eskimo Joe style disaster and the grid will fail. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSG Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 54 minutes ago, NorthArlington101 said: Thanks for making the thread! Very interested in seeing the aurora somewhat locally. Became a bucket list item after a few great local chasers caught them in the Blue Ridge last year. Really bummed by clouds tonight. Hoping for a miracle - don’t want to drive super far north and even then odds don’t look fantastic. You could think about heading this way. West of Cville is looking okay for early tonight if you trust the 3k NAM. I'm planning to head up to Skyline or the BR Parkway around 9pm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 You could think about heading this way. West of Cville is looking okay for early tonight if you trust the 3k NAM. I'm planning to head up to Skyline or the BR Parkway around 9pm.Yeah, Cville is my target if I go for it. Gonna keep an eye on it and make a late call. Would be trying to be back in the morning for a Mother’s Day brunch so don’t want to go if it’s gonna be a wash. I was thinking Afton Mountain, maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Aurora chances in this part of the world are awesome...I'm personally hoping for cloud breaks. However, do not under any circumstances, miss the Mother's Day shebang. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baltosquid Posted May 10 Author Share Posted May 10 CMEs starting to hit, geomagnetic storm is underway. Many more on the way. Another X class flare this morning lobbed another one, too. From spaceweather.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southmdwatcher Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 This is already at a level 4 severe geomagnetic storm and KP8. Could be quite an interesting weekend for viewing, if we can bust these clouds outta here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 What time will the Category 4 Protons hit my cell tower? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Getting close to locking in a trip to the Cville/Statunton area tonight. Aurora is finicky but thinking it could be worth the whirl. Vibes seem to be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 6 hours ago, WxUSAF said: Cloud alert 6 hours ago, Kmlwx said: Maybe we can get an Eskimo Joe style disaster and the grid will fail. Go to Garrett County, or air BNB in Western NY. It's not far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Go to Garrett County, or air BNB in Western NY. It's not far.I’m seeing images in what I feel like are light-pollution heavy parts of Europe (e.g, Prague) that still look pretty good. Any chance the show is good enough that clouds are the only enemy? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I am in NE Ohio for my youngest’s college graduation (Wooster - an hour south of Cleveland) and we have mostly clear skies heading into the evening so really definitely fingers crossed we can see something before clouds build in closer to morning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Some very impressive pictures from Europe being posted. Overhead aurora throughout Europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Some very impressive pictures from Europe being posted. Overhead aurora throughout Europe I’m fuming that it’s cloudy here. If they can see it in Paris, we’d be fine. Gonna make a last second scramble somewhere around 8pm, if I don’t fall asleep first. Best of luck to everyone! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 We’ve picked out a park north of Wooster, Ohio proper to post up in. Should be relatively free of light wash. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 1 minute ago, NorthArlington101 said: I’m fuming that it’s cloudy here. If they can see it in Paris, we’d be fine. Gonna make a last second scramble somewhere around 8pm, if I don’t fall asleep first. Best of luck to everyone! I may set an alarm for like 430… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 36 minutes ago, NorthArlington101 said: I’m seeing images in what I feel like are light-pollution heavy parts of Europe (e.g, Prague) that still look pretty good. Any chance the show is good enough that clouds are the only enemy? Yea this one is legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Garrett County or even far western Allegany would work. Meso guidance shows enough clearing to make a trip worthwhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Garrett County or even far western Allegany would work. Meso guidance shows enough clearing to make a trip worthwhile.Would you be okay with Staunton area if it was you? Looks like that’s where clouds might clear to my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baltosquid Posted May 10 Author Share Posted May 10 I’m still in the “stay put” camp… even if it takes until 4am. NAM hints at thinning and maybe breaks past midnight. HRRR takes a bit longer but trended better over the day. I already traveled and caught the lights in Iceland this year, so traveling tonight won’t be as special as getting to see them in Baltimore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I’m still in the “stay put” camp… even if it takes until 4am. NAM hints at thinning and maybe breaks past midnight. HRRR takes a bit longer but trended better over the day. I already traveled and caught the lights in Iceland this year, so traveling tonight won’t be as special as getting to see them in Baltimore.Satellite looks a bit better than I thought it would at this point. Think I still drive but maybe I don’t need to go as far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baltosquid Posted May 10 Author Share Posted May 10 31 minutes ago, NorthArlington101 said: Satellite looks a bit better than I thought it would at this point. Think I still drive but maybe I don’t need to go as far. Low level clouds quickly dissipating outside the overcast. Definitely think it won't take much westward driving to get enough cloud breaks to see things fairly easily, if the auroras make it down here. I might consider that if I can stay within an hour's drive. But I'm still an optimist w/ regards to Baltimore. It's the opposite as the eclipse, where the clouds only had to win once to mess up viewing... with an all-night event seeming like a better and better chance, I just need to get one break... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Low level clouds quickly dissipating outside the overcast. Definitely think it won't take much westward driving to get enough cloud breaks to see things fairly easily, if the auroras make it down here. I might consider that if I can stay within an hour's drive. But I'm still an optimist w/ regards to Baltimore. It's the opposite as the eclipse, where the clouds only had to win once to mess up viewing... with an all-night event seeming like a better and better chance, I just need to get one break...I convinced my girlfriend to go with me so we’re gonna head to her parents outside the Blue Ridge… think I can risk going a bit south. Can always run north up the parkway if I have to. Do hope it pans out here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino16 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 swpc.noaa.gov says G5… 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baltosquid Posted May 10 Author Share Posted May 10 This is basically a spaceweather weenie's dream 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I’m getting cloudy eclipse flashbacks… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 I might just hit 66 and go west just in case. Can listen the Wolves game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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