Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Northern Lights

We could be in for a treat tonight and tomorrow night. There may be some northern lights action going on. The solar conditions are right for a good light show, it'll just depend on whether the magnetic fields on our own planet cooperate or not. Dark skies are helpful, of course. And a clear view to the north is pretty much essential.
The last time I saw the northern lights was in 2004 while I was living in Burnsville. They were faint, not surprisingly. I was looking through the glare of the entire metro area, after all. The best viewing I've ever had was from just north of Austin.
Good luck to us for a nice lightshow!

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