Myself included. If I had taken any photos, that is.
Severe Geomagnetic Storm Watch (and maybe big Northern Lights show)
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Not sure where to put this, but there is a comet that can be seen now through the end of the month. Only comes by Earth once every 80,000 years for those who are interested.
www.iowapublicradio.org
Rare comet to streak across night sky. Here’s how you can see it
Your unusual chance to see a comet in the sky is here. C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was discovered by astronomers in 2023 — and will appear to the naked eye over the next couple weeks.
My pictures a few months ago were much better than what I was able to get last night. Maybe it got better later on.
Same with me/mine from our back yard. This is the first one I took and by far the best. Most ended up being black sky. This was a little after 9:30, yet looks almost like sunrise except for the stars.
I was busy watching Brock. Will tonight be another opportunity for the light show?
Didn’t think I’d get good views in town, but I was wrong
Timing is critical. I got better pictures this time around for sure, but I think there was really only a 20-30 minute window last night where the colors would have been noticeable with the naked eye.
Was the best viewing from our home in the cities in the 20 years we have lived here. I don't think I have ever seen so much red in the aurora as we did last night.
Had a very strong storm shortly before 9:15 in the Twin Cities. 20 minutes later it had mostly dissipated
Is it that cool? Camera tricks to make it look MUCH cooler than it actually does.. After seeing the last one and this one, I am 100% unimpressed with this "phenomenon". Over-hyped where reality looks nothing like all the photos posted everywhere.
But I spose that's just my opinion.
I thought it was really cool. I was able to see them without the camera much better than I expected. The camera certainly enhances it, but it's not as though you couldn't see it without it.
Timing is everything. These storms generally don't last more than 15 or so minutes at a time. One can see much more color with the naked eye during these peak times. It really is quite fascinating to see if you happen to catch it at the right time
Yeah, I still think it's cool. The camera definitely picks up more than the naked eye. But last night's was so powerful you could see a lot just by looking. It didn't happen last night, but it's also really cool to see the lights sort of pulsing in the sky in waves. It just looks so unnatural.
