The northern lights tonight

[Regiomontanus]

Our mother star is active of late. Charged particles around our planet's magnetic field (protective) result in some (be mindful, shut off your phone) increased light and more subtle colors in the sky. This taken from some random place in the middle nowhere PA.

Edit: picture upload f'ed. Thanks Q.

The resolution of my phone's camera is not good lol

 

[Quagmire]

For some reason I can't upload an image here. Bummer

You have to crop it to make it smaller. The system can't handle the standard size photo.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

I'm in the middle of Columbus and even I can see the purple streaks in the sky. Very cool!

 

[Secret Chief]

 

[Revoltingest]

I can't discern anything by naked eye.
Lots'o light pollution here.
Taking a photo with my phone, there
appears to be a faint ribbon or 2 on
the northern horizon. Meh.

 

[Regiomontanus]

I can't discern anything by naked eye.
Lots'o light pollution here.
Taking a photo with my phone, there
appears to be a faint ribbon or 2 on
the northern horizon. Meh.

My eyesight is not great. So when I went outside and looked at the sky, I could only see a faint glow with little color. My iPhone12, though, since it integrates the exposure, revealed more color than I could actually see.

 

[Regiomontanus]

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Where do you live? And I mean exact street address . Seriously, what country/lattitude? Awesome picture.

 

[Guitar's Cry]

 

[Vinayaka]

They can be spectacular from here. Northern Lights from Edmonton last night - Google Search

 

[Kathryn]

I'm in the middle of Columbus and even I can see the purple streaks in the sky. Very cool!

I am right outside of Dayton and can't see a thing.

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

The slightest amount of light pollution...even light from the moon, which was low in the south last night...can greatly affect what even those with good sensitivity can see...and yes, in the mid-latitudes, even with a good display they seem pretty dim...last night, we could just detect a little green and pink...but here's what my Iphone collected, using integrated three-second exposures...

 

[Secret Chief]

Where do you live? And I mean exact street address . Seriously, what country/lattitude? Awesome picture.

Northern England. It was a friend that took it, too much urban lighting where I live.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

I am right outside of Dayton and can't see a thing.

Maybe you are a bit too far to the south?

 

[Kathryn]

Maybe you are a bit too far to the south?

That's pr0bably it. I am south of Dayton.

I mean, I went outside and looked and looked but saw nothing.