Charlie Deehr at Geophysical Institute is forecasting a decent (Moderate/3) level of aurora activity Monday and Tuesday night, April 5 and 6, and the weather forecast is for clear skies across much of the railbelt. You'll have to sty up late - there's light in the sky past 11 PM - but it does still get dark enough for aurora photography.
Posted by David Taylor on March 20, 2010 at 8:45 PM
Hey Jim-
How did it turn out for the display by you? I drove out on the Glenn towards Glennallen, out by Eureka/Nelchina. Had some lights on the horizon, maybe up to 30 degrees up, but nothing happening overhead. Got out there around 9ish, saw a great crescent moon settling on the mountain range as I came around a bend, but by the time I was set up, it had dipped below the peaks - wish I would have gotten there 10 minutes earlier. Had some clouds roll in between 11 and 12:30, so there might have been GREAT aurora directly overhead then
Hope you had better luck.
Excellent displays last night, April 5. One of the best displays in years. And that was with some light still in the sky; if it had been full dark, it would have been a knockout. If you have clear skies in Alaska, get yourself out of doors tonight; the show is supposed to continue.
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3 repliesHow did it turn out for the display by you? I drove out on the Glenn towards Glennallen, out by Eureka/Nelchina. Had some lights on the horizon, maybe up to 30 degrees up, but nothing happening overhead. Got out there around 9ish, saw a great crescent moon settling on the mountain range as I came around a bend, but by the time I was set up, it had dipped below the peaks - wish I would have gotten there 10 minutes earlier. Had some clouds roll in between 11 and 12:30, so there might have been GREAT aurora directly overhead then
Hope you had better luck.