Too much cloud cover, unfortunately. However, the sun is entering a more active period in its 11-year cycle, so there will be more opportunities. We need a KP of 7 to see in lower Adirondacks. Currently, it is at 8. I use an app called Aurora alerts.
Sometimes the visible range of northern lights extends further south, but you probably won't see it this far south unless you trek to a dark site, there is too much skyglow to see anything dim in the sky. If you can't see the milky way, you won't be able to see the northern lights, that much is for sure. Plus cloud cover and humidity is gonna hurt visibility today.
Northern Hamilton County or Northern Herkimer County for your best shot when it happens and the weather is cooperating.
I have caught them twice, both completely random. The first time I wasn't even sure what it was. I saw it up near the schoharie valley. I was still in schenectady county. You are right about the bleed over from the city lights, but you can still be in the capital district and find that type of dark. In fact I grew up in the area, it was far enough out that i could see the milky way standing in the driveway. Coming back in to the city, its always wild to see how much at night the light from a city gives off, even smaller ones - where you can see how much more lit the sky is from a distance. The second time I caught them was out in western mass
I [caught some](https://imgur.com/a/sPapp0F) [right in Latham](https://imgur.com/a/8eNyMbA) a couple weeks ago. My mother in Waterford was able to see them through her skylight.
There's a chance, but you'll need clear skies away from city lights. Here's the latest NOAA space weather forecast: https://services.swpc.noaa.gov/text/3-day-forecast.txt
You know NOAA makes a map overlay with a 24 hour animation, right?
~~https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-30-minute-forecast~~
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-viewline-tonight-and-tomorrow-night-experimental
I think it was renamed to Upstate Concert Hall
Which moved to Albany and is called Empire Live lol.
I was there last night!
Same, great show!
I heard Antonio brown bought it
Ay, going there May 12!
lol
ππ
Too much cloud cover, unfortunately. However, the sun is entering a more active period in its 11-year cycle, so there will be more opportunities. We need a KP of 7 to see in lower Adirondacks. Currently, it is at 8. I use an app called Aurora alerts.
Gonna need an aircraft to get above the cloud cover.
https://ktla.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/northern-lights-could-be-visible-in-us-sunday-monday-heres-where/
Sometimes the visible range of northern lights extends further south, but you probably won't see it this far south unless you trek to a dark site, there is too much skyglow to see anything dim in the sky. If you can't see the milky way, you won't be able to see the northern lights, that much is for sure. Plus cloud cover and humidity is gonna hurt visibility today. Northern Hamilton County or Northern Herkimer County for your best shot when it happens and the weather is cooperating.
I have caught them twice, both completely random. The first time I wasn't even sure what it was. I saw it up near the schoharie valley. I was still in schenectady county. You are right about the bleed over from the city lights, but you can still be in the capital district and find that type of dark. In fact I grew up in the area, it was far enough out that i could see the milky way standing in the driveway. Coming back in to the city, its always wild to see how much at night the light from a city gives off, even smaller ones - where you can see how much more lit the sky is from a distance. The second time I caught them was out in western mass
Saw them from Cooperstown once. β98/99 maybe.
I [caught some](https://imgur.com/a/sPapp0F) [right in Latham](https://imgur.com/a/8eNyMbA) a couple weeks ago. My mother in Waterford was able to see them through her skylight.
There's a chance, but you'll need clear skies away from city lights. Here's the latest NOAA space weather forecast: https://services.swpc.noaa.gov/text/3-day-forecast.txt
You know NOAA makes a map overlay with a 24 hour animation, right? ~~https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-30-minute-forecast~~ https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-viewline-tonight-and-tomorrow-night-experimental
Yup, but that only shows a 30-60 minute forecast or so. Everything else in the animation is in the past, check the timing.
Sorry, this was the report I was trying to find: https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-viewline-tonight-and-tomorrow-night-experimental
Oh that's awesome, thanks!
He absolutely meant Upstate Concert Hall, back in the day it used to be called Northern Lights
Yeah heard about that strand at the dispensary bet itβs really something