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Spaceweather has a photo posted from mass. Looked like bz dipped momentarilly. Dude must have pulled an all nighter for a view that only a camera can see.

Honestly, doesn't look great at all. ...at least for now.

Keeping my eye on it.

Of course, the moon sucks thought now.

Nothing here last night, but didn't look right at sunset. Will be on it tonight if Bz gets more favorable.

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Lol

I passed out; saw nothing.

Bz looking crappy, hoping it improves. If it does I'll head out with my camera.

Yeah, that is a big drawback. ...and it doesn't set until like 4:30. Ugh.

lots of meh. bz and density are fine but the solar wind is too slow.

there is/will continue be activity but it probably won't be worth standing in the freezing cold unless you're doing long exposure photos.

Freezing cold? ...it's not January.

Bz doesn't look so hot at the moment, but things may improve. ...could be something?

Here is a link to a map which shows "dark sky" locations, which combined with a topo map, should be useful for finding good viewing spots:

http://www.jshine.net/astronomy/dark_sky/

And another:

http://darksitefinder.com/maps/unitedstates-15color.html

Berkshire East Ski area is probably in one of the darker parts of Massachusetts, and it has a large treeless parking lot that has a good view to the north.

In southern Vermont, check out the Green Mountain National Forest off Route 9 west of Brattleboro in the vicinity of the Deerfield River. About 5 or 6 miles west of Wilmington, turn right onto Forest Road 71, follow for 12-13 miles and turn right onto Somerset Road, and follow for a few more miles until you get to the Somerset Reservoir. There is plenty of parking and a great view to the north across the reservoir. Or, follow Forest Road 71 north and look of clearings. It's mostly wooded, but it promises to be very dark and there are some marshy clearings along it's length, including one at it's northerly terminus with Kelly Stand Road. Primitive camping is permitted along Forest Road 71.

The parking lot at berkshire east has way more trees than you'd like, and the mountain on the north side of route 2 would impede your horizon view significantly. It is possible to drive up top. I have viewed aurora from the top of flying cloud, but that view is more WNW. I had top relocate to by the wind turbine for better north views. Is tricky driving up there, but if you know how, it can be done.

can you recommend any good spots in VT to see the Aurora? I actually saw them either the end of 96 or the beginning of 97 when i was at Lyndon State College...but I was also drunk...oops...freshman year of college, what can ya do?

anyway, I'm in MA so it would be a bit of a drive, but i'd be willing to put in the effort for the chance to see them again...I'd probably pick up a friend and then I could head north on 91...but I just don't know where would be a good open and elevated spot low on light pollution

Don't know if it's possible at night to drive up Okemos mountain rd, but that could be real nice.

Less likely indeed. ..I'll still keep my eyes glued to the days though just in case.

Eyewall, it blows my mind how much higher in the sky yours were. I mean, I know you're father north, but wow... the big dipper is completely engulfed. It was just fringed for me.

All pics are raw, taken with my Sony a58. 30 seconds, f3.5, ISO 1800.

It's clouded over here, but by the numbers it's still going strong.

Still going strong, guys. The moon had set, so any light that you see to the north will be the lights. More of a solid diffuse glow. Did have pillars into the big dipper, so almost overhead.

Wow, amazing. Will try to post pics in the am.

Yup. All systems go. ...but clouds.

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.

Pretty impressive how skillfully it managed to start fizzling as soon as the sun set.

Best photo I could manage from tonight with frozen hands and 300mph wind.

Hey, that white house in the foreground looks familiar. ...must be your go-to aurora shot. I've got a similar one. I've got great views to the south, east, and west. ...but my north views are really limited.

Definitely blows that it fizzled. Looking at it all afternoon, I knew deep down in the back of my mind that it couldn't last.

I experimented last night with my new sony a58. Have no idea where my tripod was hiding, so it was an adventure. Next time I'll be sure to have it.

ok very bright

Yeah, but would it matter that the bz sucks right now?

Yes, 03 was amazing. Tonight, even with crap Bz, there's still a definite green glow to the north. Kp=8 will do that I guess. Without a doubt a kick in the nutsack the Bz shooting at like -18 all afternoon to head to -4ish right around dark, only to remain there now.

...think we're done?

Btw, took some pics, not worth uploading. What are you ruining for ISO on those pics? Everything I took tonight was horrifically grainy.

Yeah, wtf... come on baby, just be a hiccup.

Oh yeah NYC snow lovers are a tough crowd when it goes wrong.

It's pounding 30 miles from manhattan. ... but the dude in newark doesn't care about that. He looks out the window and says "fook the nws, they don't have a clue."

... but who's truly the one without the clue?