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3 minutes ago, Tatamy said:

I got real lucky.  It was overcast here as late as 1:30 AM.  Some time between then and 3:00 AM it cleared out.

I didn't use my light pollution filter, I wonder how much it would have helped.

It's a slot filter that blocks certain wavelengths of light that are most associated with street lights.

8 minutes ago, forkyfork said:

i went to bed at 11 and saw nothing

I went to bed at midnight and woke up at 3 am.

6 minutes ago, Tatamy said:

Facing NW

Nice, I can see the clouds had just cleared and made it below the tops of the trees.

1 minute ago, Tatamy said:

Here’s what I saw with the iPhone 

Nice-- facing due north and around 3 AM?

6 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

I’m not sure, but they will be visible. Clouds could be a problem.

Looks like we have chances for a few days-- Sunday Night will clear up again and Monday night looks clear too.

12 minutes ago, Tatamy said:

I am 10 miles NE of Allentown in Bethlehem Twp.  It was faintly visible to the naked eye.  My iPhone saw them very nicely.  What was amazing was how the sky cleared out in the middle of the night.  It’s not like there was a strong cold front that came through to do that either.

I am hoping we have some clear skies early tonight to see more of them.  When I woke up at 3 am there were still clouds to the north and northwest, but it was clear to the northeast and in other directions, I waited an hour and the whole sky cleared up nicely

Where's a good cold front when you need one lol?

It was absolutely frigid this morning though, deep blue skies and very low humidity!

9 minutes ago, Tatamy said:

I turned in at 10:00 PM and it was cloudy and drizzly.  I woke up at 3:00 AM and somehow the skies had cleared out and I got some great pictures.  The website is not letting me upload them.  This morning I am all fogged in.  What I saw was just like what Don saw.

wow absolutely amazing, and you're in Allentown right? Or nearby?

Did you see them as clearly as the pictures you got?

2 minutes ago, Volcanic Winter said:

About 3am facing the northern horizon. The green was very visible to the naked eye, and there was a faint pink / purple hue to space in the area it developed in the picture. 

blue and purple are the rarest colors to see in Northern Lights, they are from ionized nitrogen!

1 minute ago, Volcanic Winter said:

About 3am facing the northern horizon. The green was very visible to the naked eye, and there was a faint pink / purple hue to space in the area it developed in the picture. 

That's absolutely amazing-- they were people saying they looked better in NJ than they ever looked from Iceland lol

1 minute ago, hazwoper said:

Bucks County.  Wasn’t really visible with naked eye.  Sky looked a bit different for sure.  This was looking north.

the sky finally cleared out here a bit after 4 am and in the camera LCD they were easier to see, with my eyes it just looked like the sky was slightly brighter than normal

1 minute ago, snowman19 said:

We are experiencing the most extreme geomag storm possible…G5

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/severe-geomagnetic-storm-watch-issued-unusual-solar-event/

so more amazing northern lights?

THIS IS GREAT NEWS!

13 minutes ago, gravitylover said:

I'm so bummed, the neighbors outside lights kill every event and they refuse to turn them off for even a minute. 

Sue them or call the police, light pollution is a health hazard.

I have filters that block light pollution.

I actually have an idea, set up reflective mirrors or other reflective material and reflect their light pollution right back into their windows.

People like that piss me off so bad I would be tossing bricks at their lights.

6 hours ago, JetsPens87 said:

It's wall to wall clouds I don't know what he's talking about 

I woke up at 3 AM, there was a bank of clouds to the north and northwest.  I waited for awhile.  Around 4:30 AM it cleared out so I took pictures from 4:30 AM to 5 AM.

It would have been better had this happened in the winter when our nights are longer, but it was still sufficiently dark at that time to take images.

1 hour ago, Volcanic Winter said:

A little backyard Aurora action???

I’m pretty blown away, but then again given the intensity of the solar storm it’s not even that surprising. During the 1859 Carrington Event, aurorae were visible all the way down to the Caribbean. 

wow what time and what direction did you look-- North? and how bright were they with your eyes?

6 hours ago, FPizz said:

People in Florida and the Bahamas seeing it

seriously?  Miami?

5 hours ago, Cfa said:

I can’t see anything, but my drone certainly did. I’m shocked.

 

It didn’t even appear on my phone’s screen while flying the drone, sky was pitch black so I aimed it north hoping to catch something, I only saw it afterwards.

I technically can’t count this as a sighting as I can’t see it, it’s cloudy over Long Island but clearer to the north, but this is my first time ever catching it on camera.

Capturing it on your camera counts as seeing it, was this over Long Island?

4 hours ago, SRRTA22 said:

 snowman19 is gonna have a field day this winter  BUT...

Those of us who loves severe weather...we're in for a doozy and I can't wait to see the books rewritten. This is a great time to be a weather enthusiast.

 

we don't really get severe weather down here at the coast (which I'm perfectly fine with), our severe weather even when we're under a warning consists of some downpours and gusty winds for like 10 minutes.  

25 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

They were periodically visible with the naked eye. I was looking north. Fog started rolling in a short time ago.

Don is tonight supposed to be just as good as last night was? Just look earlier because clouds will come in later? I plan to look around 10 PM tonight.

Just now, donsutherland1 said:

Two photos from Armonk, NY:

wow Don how visible are they with your eyes and what direction did you look in?

4 hours ago, hazwoper said:

This one too

which part of PA? how visible is it with your eyes and what direction did you look in?

we have clouds here to the north and west and it's clear to the south and east lol.  I guess the northeast looks pretty clear too.  But north and northwest are cloudy.

3 hours ago, SRRTA22 said:

 snowman19 is gonna have a field day this winter  BUT...

Those of us who loves severe weather...we're in for a doozy and I can't wait to see the books rewritten. This is a great time to be a weather enthusiast.

 

Astronomy is way more interesting-- bring on northern lights and more eclipses!

2 hours ago, Rjay said:

Lots of breaks in the clouds here and nada.  

Oh you're up late looking too?

I got some advice, even if you can't see them take pictures of the night sky with your camera (long exposure 4 sec to 10 sec) and they might show up in the images.

5 hours ago, Allsnow said:

 

 

we were in the low 50s

Now I'm looking for Northern Lights!

43 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

The persistent blockiness has precluded its advance. There are some hints that the blocking could finally break down for good in the very long range (late May or early June timeframe).

and hopefully the clouds break in time for a historic Northern Lights display tonight!

1 minute ago, roardog said:

Probably because it’s like 1800 miles from you. lol

ugh yeah I just wish we could at least have normal temps and sunshine though lol