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1 hour ago, CoastalWx said:

My guess is the naked eye couldn't capture that. Nothing beats 2003. That stopped traffic. 

I remember going outside on Winter Hill during that one and seeing it immediately when I went outside. Didn't even have to wait for my eyes to adjust to the dark.

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1 minute ago, ORH_wxman said:

I remember going outside on Winter Hill during that one and seeing it immediately when I went outside. Didn't even have to wait for my eyes to adjust to the dark.

It was bumper to bumper on rt 3 like at 9 at night. I had no idea why until I heard on WBZ radio that nrn lights were visible. I got home and looked up and could see the green tinge right away.

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6 hours ago, Chrisrotary12 said:

What do we need at our latitude for the lights to be visible to the eye?

My experience is Kp of 7 or better.  Kp of 6 I get interested, but 7 is my go to number.   I dues the Space Weather. com alert system and have my text alerts start at 6,,, The 2003 event was a Kp of 9...  It was also exceptionally early in the evening for our area.  I was following reports form overseas during the late afternoon and once it exploded across Newfoundland with the Kp getting to 9, I called friends and family and told them to get ready to go outside.   You could see the glowing red light from inside your house here in western Connecticut.  

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1 minute ago, FXWX said:

My experience is Kp of 7 or better.  Kp of 6 I get interested, but 7 is my go to number.   I dues the Space Weather. com alert system and have my text alerts start at 6,,, The 2003 event was a Kp of 9...  It was also exceptionally early in the evening for our area.  I was following reports form overseas during the late afternoon and once it exploded across Newfoundland with the Kp getting to 9, I called friends and family and told them to get ready to go outside.   You could see the glowing red light from inside your house here in western Connecticut.  

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