zeke
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Post by zeke on May 11, 2024 18:47:02 GMT -8
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Post by tallgrass on May 12, 2024 4:39:39 GMT -8
Was waiting for darkness, I took the trash out about 8:30 Friday night, still twilight and there were red streaks streaming across the sky above my head. Yelled at the kids and we all stood out in the driveway amazed at the most intense display I could imagine. By total darkness we went out of town to watch it dissipate. Bored kids, took them back and I went out with my camera only to watch it totally disappear for the next hour and then some high clouds roll in obscure the night sky. Called it quits about midnight, according to social media about 2am there was a very intense burst of energy.
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balzaccom
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Post by balzaccom on May 12, 2024 6:50:11 GMT -8
I went out quite a few times between dusk and well after midnight. Fro my location in downtown Napa, there was nothing to see.
Nuts.
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rebeccad
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Post by rebeccad on May 12, 2024 6:53:58 GMT -8
I went out quite a few times between dusk and well after midnight. Fro my location in downtown Napa, there was nothing to see. Nuts. I think that far south you really needed to be where it was dark. Some friends of mine did get photos from Marin, I think in the Headlands. But the big cities make it really hard to see night sky stuff, so that whole generations of people are living without ever seeing the Milky Way, let alone things like this. That’s sad.
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BigLoad
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Post by BigLoad on May 12, 2024 7:22:26 GMT -8
In a fit of optimism, I drove to the park and tried to take some pictures in the drizzle. They didn't capture anything of interest. There will supposedly be some more chances this week.
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Post by swimswithtrout on May 12, 2024 12:19:03 GMT -8
Tonight looks like there will be an excellent chance again
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rebeccad
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Post by rebeccad on May 12, 2024 19:29:26 GMT -8
Clouding up here, but I got my shot at it.
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BigLoad
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Post by BigLoad on May 12, 2024 19:31:19 GMT -8
Clear skies here, but no light show.
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Post by starwalker on May 12, 2024 19:51:47 GMT -8
My Canon digital camera intensified the display. Naked eye, it was just a little pink here in far eastern Oklahoma.
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Post by starwalker on May 12, 2024 19:53:17 GMT -8
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Post by Sleeping Bag Man! on May 12, 2024 20:05:31 GMT -8
Clear skies here, but no light show. Same here
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rebeccad
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Post by rebeccad on May 13, 2024 7:44:35 GMT -8
Clear skies here, but no light show. Same here Yeah, we checked on Saturday night—me at early dark and my daughter after midnight—and there were no signs of any aurora. Seems like it was pretty much a one-night stand.
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Post by Sleeping Bag Man! on May 13, 2024 7:54:08 GMT -8
Yeah, we checked on Saturday night—me at early dark and my daughter after midnight—and there were no signs of any aurora. Seems like it was pretty much a one-night stand. Guess I'm gonna have to go to Finland, and stay in one of those glass domes. Shucks. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) ![](https://www.fodors.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/01_SleepinginaGlassIgloo__KakslauttenResort_Kakslauttanen-glass-igloo-bed.jpg)
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ErnieW
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Post by ErnieW on May 13, 2024 8:12:29 GMT -8
How about this set up? (guess the movie) ![](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZWViNTFmOTAtMjA0Yi00NDJiLWI2N2QtZmY1NGQ4MjNiMjFkXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTIwODk1NTQ@._V1_.jpg)
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Travis
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Post by Travis on May 13, 2024 8:17:47 GMT -8
I was up about 3 am this morning and noticed a pink hue in the sky, but it wasn't what I would call a "light show" of dancing colors, so I didn't bother trying to get a photo.
Decades ago (I'm guessing 35 years ago) I was doing weekly night hikes in Black Elk Wilderness and watched aurora displays on multiple nights. They were close to the horizon and constantly flickering. I imagined being an ancient Greek beholding the gods of Mount Olympus conversing through silent light displays like the volume meters of a stereo system.
I am disappointed that the meager display I saw early this morning was not nearly as entertaining as that.
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