Occurred to me that there could be a universe where a total solar eclipse reveals aurora. Probably basically impossible, but the timing wasn’t that far off in the grand scheme of things!
Won’t travel out far west again tonight, but if the skies are clear that way and folks missed it last night, they totally should! Hope everyone manages to get lucky sometime over the next few days, if they haven’t already.
I knew this was the case, but crazy how much even 3s exposure on an iPhone picks up things the eyes can’t see. There were two 5-10 periods tonight where it was very clear it was red. Beyond that, needed a technological assist.
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.
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’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?
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.
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.
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.
Anyone debating an aurora chase tomorrow night? Tempted to go NW to the mountains if the forecast holds. edit: just saw the cloud cover forecast. Hopefully it last through Saturday night lol