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nightfighter
12-09-2020, 04:43 PM
Supposed to be visible here in southern New England. Around 10pm I think.
Looking for a good link......

nightfighter
12-09-2020, 04:51 PM
Look North. 10pm-1am best window. Hope these clouds clear out a little... Low on horizon, not overhead.

Got Stripers
12-09-2020, 05:15 PM
Can I see them in my sleep?

Hookedagain
12-09-2020, 08:22 PM
This is on my bucket list. Not here, but to go see the Northern Lights in Norway. I will check it out tonight for sure.

PaulS
12-09-2020, 08:40 PM
Gonna try around 11 but prob. too many lights where I live.

zimmy
12-09-2020, 08:58 PM
Saw them in all their glory while flying out of Anchorage one September night long ago. Very surreal. All I will see from here are trees.

Pete F.
12-09-2020, 09:52 PM
Anchored in the mouth of the Bouquet River on Lake Champlain, 30 plus years ago.
Sunset came and so did the mosquitoes. Pulled up anchor and sailed across the lake. A mile from any light and the whole sky was flashing. Most amazing sight I’ve seen, totally out of scale.
Went for a long time, I’m heading out now to see if they appear
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BigFish
12-09-2020, 10:29 PM
Saw them while fishing a Cape backside beach one night many years ago......its quite a sight!

Nebe
12-10-2020, 01:11 AM
Northern lights is pretty good but I prefer Maui wowie :hihi:
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nightfighter
12-10-2020, 06:52 AM
Clouds did not cooperate here. I saw nothing.....

PaulS
12-10-2020, 07:42 AM
Northern lights is pretty good but I prefer Maui wowie :hihi:
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:claps:

I went out at 11 planning on walking down to the beach but saw the clouds and went back in the house. Will try again tonight.

Pete F.
12-10-2020, 08:48 AM
Clouds here too
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DZ
12-10-2020, 10:23 AM
Will try tonight. Seen them twice while surfcasting, once on the backbeach of Cape Cod and once on Block Island. One of the highlights of my gazing into the heavens while casting.

spence
12-10-2020, 11:30 AM
Will try tonight. Seen them twice while surfcasting, once on the backbeach of Cape Cod and once on Block Island. One of the highlights of my gazing into the heavens while casting.
Is that when the mother ship was picking you up or dropping off? :humpty:

JohnR
12-10-2020, 02:09 PM
Clouds too much , maybe more cooperative tonight.

Best northern lights I've seen is a toss up between a late October Quonny Breachway 15 years ago and and early October Big Bridge / Little Bridge during the Derby on the Vineyard twenty years ago.

They can be very good down here late fall when it is COLD.

fishgolf
12-10-2020, 02:42 PM
Western Mass about 30 years ago. Farm at 1650 ft elevation on Vt border.
Northern lights were awesome. Neighbor came over (college educated) in tears "it's the end of the world!"... oh boy...

Got Stripers
12-10-2020, 03:32 PM
Earlier tonight at 4-7pm, maybe if cloud cover is lighter.

PaulS
12-11-2020, 08:06 AM
went out about 10:15 and walked to the beach. Saw some lights north of me and thought they were the Northern lights. Then realized it was just a house in Bridgeport burning.

nightfighter
12-11-2020, 08:26 AM
Due to the lack of mention last evening by the weather guy who covered it the night before, I believe this was a one night event.

DZ
12-11-2020, 09:37 AM
Went out after the game - nothing but a glow from Fall River.

Pete F.
12-11-2020, 09:59 AM
I think to see the Northern Light this far south you need a couple things
Little light pollution
Clear sky
High pressure
Solar Storm
I know when I saw them it was a clear night with a light northerly breeze.
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scottw
12-11-2020, 11:47 AM
went out about 10:15 and walked to the beach. Saw some lights north of me and thought they were the Northern lights. Then realized it was just a house in Bridgeport burning.

when I saw them in Maine one night they were green...

pbadad
12-11-2020, 12:08 PM
Went out at midnight. Saw stars. Very dark at my house. No lights in sky.
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Pete F.
12-11-2020, 02:07 PM
Here’s a light pollution map
I think it matters mostly to astronomers
Cuttyhunk, the outer cape and Block are fairly dark

https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=6.04&lat=41.4407&lon=-72.3602&layers=B0FFFFFTFFFFFFFFFF
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