SEEN OVER WEST SEATTLE: Aurora appearance

Thanks to the texter who sent that photo early this morning after a fleeting aurora appearance! This was the view from Alki looking north after midnight. (Not just here – the National Weather Service noted another regional sighting.) By the time we heard, we checked the online forecast and the chances of another sighting had receded. But if you want to be on the lookout for the next one, skywatching expert/educator Alice Enevoldsen has tips and links here.

2 Replies to "SEEN OVER WEST SEATTLE: Aurora appearance"

  • anonyme August 28, 2024 (4:37 pm)

    What’s with the UAP’s in the aurora? Some kind of reflection?

  • Ok August 29, 2024 (10:04 am)

    I assume you’re talking about the lights?  I’m not seeing anything that doesn’t look like a star or a perhaps a plane.  Motion blur will give you that elongated shape on an extended exposure. 

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