So did anyone see the Aurora last night? And if so, where?
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Took these last night in Madison.
Picture I posted in the other thread was from Tupelo. I had a fire going in the backyard and had telescope out looking at the moon since it was a nice clear night, no mosquitoes out yet. Timing was ~9 till 10:30.
But I was mostly focused watching the game on my phone, and turned it off when Jordan struck out with bases loaded. Looked up and the sky was turning red towards the north. Maybe around 10 there was almost a large X looking shape that formed directly overhead and kinda pulsated, I guess would be best way to describe. That was really cool but my phone couldn’t get a good video of it
But I was mostly focused watching the game on my phone, and turned it off when Jordan struck out with bases loaded. Looked up and the sky was turning red towards the north. Maybe around 10 there was almost a large X looking shape that formed directly overhead and kinda pulsated, I guess would be best way to describe. That was really cool but my phone couldn’t get a good video of it
I don’t think you’re going to be able to see if with your naked eye… from what I read, you’re going to need to take pictures.
I think I may need to get out of my neighborhood to see. We either had street lights or trees ruining everything.
@Hugh's Burner Phone sounds like there's gonna be some Aurora Snow fan requests for Wednesday's edition.
For anyone who is disappointed in missing what they saw in pictures and thinks they missed it, the pictures pick up vastly more detail. I could definitely see a tint to the sky, and see some hard-to-make out beams. But the pictures are vastly more impressive. Nobody in the south saw anything close to what their pictures would make you think. You probably saw what they saw, but you just didn’t set your camera settings as well as they did or just didn’t take pictures.
What’s so strange to me is that pictures of a total eclipse don’t do it justice at all. Yet pictures of auroras are significantly more detailed and vivid than what you actually see.
What’s so strange to me is that pictures of a total eclipse don’t do it justice at all. Yet pictures of auroras are significantly more detailed and vivid than what you actually see.
Yep. Think we’re going to drive out into the county to see if we can see it tonight.
Yes that’s all I used. Put it in night mode and let gather as much light. It makes great pictures.
Yes. You’ll get best results by forcing a 10 second exposure time or whatever the longest option you have is.
I’ve driven around Tupelo and can’t for the life of me see anything, whether via picture or the naked eye. It’s like all my neighbors, Facebook friends, and six pack…. as well as CNN, Fox News, and the weather channel… got together to pull a practical joke on me.
“hey, check it out; we should convince ‘ol’ Herbert that the northern lights are coming all the way into Mississippi! He’ll be wandering the streets like a goober taking pictures of the sky”
“There’s no way he’s dumb enough to believe that”
“No, I’m telling you, I really bet he will”
“hey, check it out; we should convince ‘ol’ Herbert that the northern lights are coming all the way into Mississippi! He’ll be wandering the streets like a goober taking pictures of the sky”
“There’s no way he’s dumb enough to believe that”
“No, I’m telling you, I really bet he will”
I’d love to even have a remote chance, but all my neighbors decided that they should all leave all their lights on all around the exterior of their houses. I could do 17in yard work right now and not even need a 17in flashlight. It’s the equivalent of people who drive slow in the left lane with their brights on all the time.
Do you live next to me? Houses to my northwest and southwest both with bright flood lights on tonight
Much more prevalent up here at the 5500' and right on the 45th parallel. We see it once or twice a year it seems like. Much more impressive through the camera though.
I probably prefer a clear summer night checking out the Milky Way. We live in a dark sky town that requires approved outdoor lights and timers to avoid light pollution. One of the darkest places in the lower 48 at night and when we had 15-20 miles into the mountains it really gets crazy... Took this one from my driveway in town last summer...
