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Last I saw, the enlil spiral was saying tonight, that was earlier, possibly better data now. Probably both are likely, as there have been more flares today.

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I usually wake up at 0300 and check the aurora then, but since I hurt my back a month ago, I've been sleeping like a baby and thus missed the chance to check these last couple days. It's a bummer, but I can't be too sad at getting a normal night of sleep for a change.

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I looked for them last night around 10 and didn't see squat.  But maybe the Canadian wildfire smoke obscured them...

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High chance of good lights tonight! CME coming straight at us and there has been a proton storm for the last week that has the energy primed already.
Watch if you are in range!

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Woot.
Only partially cloudy forcast for tonight.  Fingers crossed.

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And as the day progresses, the fog has settled in instead of burning off with the sunrise.  The overnight forcast increased to few clouds and has a picture of just clouds,

Partly cloudy has a picture of moon with a small cloud.

I am convinced there is a connection between northern lights and our cloud cover.

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R Ranson: I absolutely think there is. You are close enough for the water vapor from the ocean to be attracted to the electrically charged dust in the air.

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Our forecast is also cloudy, for tonight. And, it seems to be the case, almost every time there is a chance of seeing them. I'm going to hope we get a break in the clouds, tonight!

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Whooo… the CME just hit HARD. I predict good sky watching tonight for those in the zone.

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Solar wind chart 5:30 pm central time Sept 1. 2025
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Prediction is for 51% cloud cover at 0300 when I wake up. I'll check, but probably won't have good seeing.
 
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Sky is lovely — a bazillion stars with a few wisps of cloud and lightning far to the west. But no aurora. :(
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Yep, nothing by me either last night :(

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I'm surprised, that was a hard impact. The planetary Kp index did calm back down pretty fast, maybe it only was dramatic for a couple of hours, before it got dark in the US.  The aurora chart was showing high chances at 6PM last night, but it wasn't over the US yet.

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Hazy with increasing clouds.  No light's

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Just rain here.

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Noon central time on Tuesday, this is the current aurora prediction map.
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Late notice! Coronal hole stream impact was a few hours ago. The charts are lit up! Go look!!!

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They're hitting here!

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Out on my morning walk, and the light to the north has a weird texture. As usual, my camera sees it way better. But if it’s dark enough and you’re north enough, check it out right now.
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pretty steeply up and to the NE
pretty steeply up and to the NE
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This one tower was the only thing really obviously visible to the eyes.
This one tower was the only thing really obviously visible to the eyes.
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Neighbor's driveway leading to a hayfield gave the best vantage while walking.
Neighbor's driveway leading to a hayfield gave the best vantage while walking.
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notch in the trees
notch in the trees
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north down a roadcut
north down a roadcut
 
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When I got back to the house, I hopped in the car and drove to the southern shore of nearby Manoomini-zaaga’iganing (Wild Rice Lake)

(The slight tilt was because I rested the phone on the roof of my parked car to eliminate shake-blur. It was worth it, but not perfect.)
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Aurorora to the North across Manoomini-zaaga’iganing
Aurorora to the North across Manoomini-zaaga’iganing
 
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Apparently NOAA publicized this yesterday, but I missed it.
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We're in a G2 status now. It's light here and I didn't check earlier, but if you're out west and northerly enough you might still have enough dark to see the colors. I'll check tonight to see if it's still lingering.
 
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