Aurora borealis forecasted for North America

[SteveH]

4 large incoming solar bursts could supercharge the auroras this weekend (https://www.space.com/solar-storm-coronal-mass-ejections-mothers-day-weekend-storm-watch)

AURORA VIEWLINE FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT (EXPERIMENTAL) (https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-viewline-tonight-and-tomorrow-night-experimental)

FORECAST DISCUSSION (https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/forecast-discussion)

Looks a little more north than what was predicted yesterday. If you view it and can take pictures, your best results will come with a tripod mounted camera and a lengthy exposure. In fact, the longer the exposure, the more pronounced the aurora will be in your photo.

[SteveH]

Friday night lights: Aurora to glow over northern US
https://www.accuweather.com/en/space-news/friday-night-lights-aurora-to-glow-over-northern-us/1649195

A little more encouraging depending on your location. And cloud cover

[SteveH]

https://x.com/nasasun/status/1788663987623612709?s=46&t=FtBbY0VGTU6tkFPNjgS-pg

[SteveH]

https://x.com/forecaster25/status/1788910484231438842?s=46&t=FtBbY0VGTU6tkFPNjgS-pg

[nrc]

Good think I have my tinfoil hat.

[SteveH]

Well I have clouds :(

[SteveH]

And then the clouds cleared :)

[nrc]

We drove around last night trying to find some dark skies and didn't manage to spot them. :( Lots of other photos from the area though.

[SteveH]

https://x.com/astro_jaz/status/1789327954717053081?s=46&t=FtBbY0VGTU6tkFPNjgS-pg

[SteveH]

https://x.com/nwsmobile/status/1789376455027097681?s=46&t=FtBbY0VGTU6tkFPNjgS-pg

[SteveH]

Solar Storm Knocks Out Farmers' Tractor GPS Systems During Peak Planting Season
https://www.404media.co/solar-storm-knocks-out-tractor-gps-systems-during-peak-planting-season/

[nissan gtp]

Solar Storm Knocks Out Farmers' Tractor GPS Systems During Peak Planting Season
https://www.404media.co/solar-storm-knocks-out-tractor-gps-systems-during-peak-planting-season/

bad design, not shielded properly