Jan 20th

Tonight Might Be Your Best Shot at the Northern Lights in 20 Years

If you've ever wanted to see the aurora from somewhere other than Alaska or Norway, tonight is your night. And I mean that literally. As in, go outside after dark and look north. Here's what's happening: The sun threw a tantrum on Sunday. An X1.9 solar flare launched a massive

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Northern Lights Photos

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Real-time aurora alerts, forecasts, and photography from chasers around the world. Know when to look up and how to capture it.

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The northern lights don't send calendar invites. They show up on their own schedule, often in the middle of the night, in the cold, when sensible people are asleep. This community is for the ones who check the Kp index before checking email. The ones who drive two hours into the dark on a forecast hunch. The ones who know that sometimes the camera sees what your eyes miss.

We share real-time aurora alerts, geomagnetic storm updates, and visibility forecasts from Alaska to Scandinavia to wherever the lights decide to dance. Post your photos. Share your camera settings. Celebrate the wins when the sky explodes green. Commiserate when the clouds roll in at the worst possible moment.

Whether you're a seasoned photographer chasing substorms across the Arctic or someone who just saw the aurora for the first time from your backyard during a G4 storm, you belong here. No gatekeeping. Just people who understand why standing in the cold at 2am watching the sky is worth it.

Community Guidelines

This community exists to share aurora forecasts & related info. Keep it useful.

Share real-time alerts generously. When the Kp spikes or a CME is inbound, post it.

Post your OWN aurora photos with details. Include location, date, and camera settings when possible. Helps others learn. Phone shots welcome alongside pro gear.

Be helpful to beginners. Everyone started somewhere. If someone asks what the Kp index means or why their photo came out blurry, answer like you wish someone had answered you.

No gatekeeping. "You should have seen them before solar maximum" and "that's nothing compared to Iceland" help no one.

Stay on topic. Northern lights, aurora, forecasting tools, photography techniques, viewing locations. Related night sky content is fine. Unrelated posts get removed.

No self-promotion spam. Sharing your aurora tour business or photography prints once is fine. Flooding the feed isn't.

Be decent to each other. We're all here because we like staring at the sky.

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@akcarl

Drifter by nature.