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13 Feb 2025, 7:46 pm

Some stargazers will be able to see them on Valentine’s Day.

“In the U.S., states including Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Alaska could see the northern lights over the coming days if conditions are right, according to NOAA's aurora viewline map.”



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13 Feb 2025, 7:49 pm

I could just tell they were there a couple months ago in Connecticut.



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13 Feb 2025, 7:52 pm

I've never caught Aurora Borealis, but Aurora Australis is no stranger.



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13 Feb 2025, 8:20 pm

BTDT wrote:
I could just tell they were there a couple months ago in Connecticut.


What colors did you see?

I haven’t ever seen them but I always wanted to experience that.



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13 Feb 2025, 8:21 pm

Carbonhalo wrote:
I've never caught Aurora Borealis, but Aurora Australis is no stranger.


What colors have you seen in the sky? Aside from the twinkling stars?



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13 Feb 2025, 9:57 pm

Have seen them.
Two types. Natural and artificially generated.


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Yesterday, 4:40 am

Stargazer99 wrote:
Some stargazers will be able to see them on Valentine’s Day.

“In the U.S., states including Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Alaska could see the northern lights over the coming days if conditions are right, according to NOAA's aurora viewline map.”

No.



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Yesterday, 4:59 am

In southern Australia we have Aurora Australis.

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Yesterday, 5:57 am

Stargazer99 wrote:
BTDT wrote:
I could just tell they were there a couple months ago in Connecticut.


What colors did you see?

I haven’t ever seen them but I always wanted to experience that.

Green and red.



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Yesterday, 7:07 am

Green and purple for me



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Yesterday, 4:34 pm

My wife takes photographs and often we can't see anything in the night sky but the camera filter picks it up, always red and green.