Comments on: Don't forget to look up tonight! https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/09/12/dont-forget-to-look-up-tonight/ Sat, 13 Sep 2014 00:03:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 By: Tim https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/09/12/dont-forget-to-look-up-tonight/#comment-481919 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 00:03:36 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=20320#comment-481919 When this happened in 2003 {albiet, a much larger storm}, I saw them in Alabama. From up on a ridge a little and even looking straight across the lights of a middling-sized city, The smears of red suddenly changing to green and back as it raced across the sky was memorable.

On that occasion, I could watch the compass needle slowly oscillate over a period of 15 minutes or so.

The earlier impact this morning was 670 km/s… tonight’s looks to rise to around 800 or so.

http://solarham.net/

]]> By: dean https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/09/12/dont-forget-to-look-up-tonight/#comment-481918 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 17:35:56 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=20320#comment-481918 Unfortunately the skies here are currently overcast and the forecast is for them to continue that way through tomorrow. To those of you with clear skies: best of luck.

]]> By: Eric Lund https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/09/12/dont-forget-to-look-up-tonight/#comment-481917 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 17:32:22 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=20320#comment-481917 Best viewing tonight will be early in the night: roughly 8-9 PM at my location, may be slightly different elsewhere. You want to wait long enough for skies to get dark, but not so long that the (more than half illuminated) moon has risen. Get away from city lights, and if you are south of the green shaded area, look for a spot with a clear view to the north. Tonight is my best shot, since we’ll be clouded over here tomorrow night.

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