OT - Northern Lights Possibly Visible in Michigan Tonight

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August 3rd, 2010 at 6:40 PM
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OT - Northern Lights Possibly Visible in Michigan Tonight

A Coronal Mass Ejection (a solar eruption) took place early Sunday and is heading toward earth.  This "Solar Tsunami" as some are calling it could reach as far as Michigan, Maine, Seattle, and possibly Colorado (for all those MGoBloggers around the US).  So late tonight or early tomorrow morning look into the northern sky and you might see something amazing

Link 1: Says possibility in Michigan

Link 2: A bit more info

Link 3: Coronal Mass Ejection Info

 

In other important space related news: August 12 after 11PM is the best time to see the Perseid meteor shower, which is the most prevelent meteor shower most years seen in the northern hemisphere

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August 3rd, 2010 at 6:49 PM | If you were in the UP, it'd (Score:1)
DoubleMs
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If you were in the UP, it'd be totally visible.

MGoGTI

August 3rd, 2010 at 6:57 PM | maybe it's just me (Score:1)
oriental andrew
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but doesn't "coronal mass ejection" just sound dirty? 

For my privacy, my new username is "non-Oriental non-Andrew"
 

August 3rd, 2010 at 7:01 PM | Yes, yes it does (Score:1)
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but I guess it's better than "colonal mass ejection"

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August 3rd, 2010 at 7:46 PM | Or Colonel Mass Injection (Score:1)
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Hide ya kids, hide ya wife.

August 3rd, 2010 at 7:40 PM | yes (Score:1)
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too much Corona you ended up in bathroom having a mass ejection

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August 3rd, 2010 at 7:57 PM | so on topic (Score:1)
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it looks like they should be visible here in the Chicago area (northern suburbs), but i'm worried about possible cloud cover.  It's clear now, but there was rain forecast for later.  Hoping it stays clear so I have  shot at my first northern light show.

http://www.wsaw.com/blogs/chadfranzenblog/99877069.html

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August 3rd, 2010 at 11:18 PM | If it wasn't for... (Score:1)
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Toddler-induced sleep deprivation, travel for work in 36 hours, and moving, I would drive from Lincoln Park to the Wisconsin boarder and try to shoot this thing. Damn, I have only seen the lights once before.

—Never Forget guy

August 3rd, 2010 at 8:47 PM | if you have never seen the (Score:1)
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if you have never seen the northern lights they are damn impressive.  Have slept underneath them way up in canada at fishing camps.  Def a  sight to see if you get a chance tonight.

August 3rd, 2010 at 9:06 PM | How (Score:1)
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How do I go looking for them? (Serious question) 

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August 3rd, 2010 at 9:30 PM | 1. Walk outside 2. Face (Score:1)
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1. Walk outside

2. Face South

3. Turn 180 degrees.

4. Walk and look up.

i should probably stop posting on mgoblog when I'm drunk.

August 3rd, 2010 at 9:41 PM | Cool (Score:1)
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I was going to write a dickhead response.....but I pretty much set myself up for that one. 

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August 3rd, 2010 at 9:13 PM | Zoltan (Score:1)
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Any comments from Zoltan, as this is in fact space related news?

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August 3rd, 2010 at 11:10 PM | any idea on a time? (Score:1)
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up in glen arbor area hoping to see some.

August 3rd, 2010 at 11:33 PM | damn (Score:1)
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...... I thought you were talking about tree for a second.

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August 3rd, 2010 at 11:33 PM | damn (Score:1)
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...... fucking double post

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August 4th, 2010 at 1:31 AM | My friends and our parents (Score:1)
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My friends and our parents tried to see them and we saw the occasional blue streak, but it was pretty cloudy

"Ohio is like a giant turd that Michigan just can't pinch off"

August 4th, 2010 at 1:34 AM | i don't see much AB from just (Score:1)
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i don't see much AB from just south of A2, but there was a sweet meteor.

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August 4th, 2010 at 7:45 AM | Aurora Borealis?  In this (Score:1)
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Aurora Borealis?  In this part of the country, this time of year, localized in your kitchen?

...and by that, I mean helter-skelter, willy-nilly and putt-putt!

August 4th, 2010 at 6:20 PM | Actually, I did notice some (Score:1)
Michigan Arrogance
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Actually, I did notice some really dim flashing in the sky, no color, mostly in the south around 2 am. not sure it was the AB tho.

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