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Double bill this week! The skies are giving us both for the next couple of nights. There have been aurora for the last couple of nights, but not strong ones here. People thought they were clouds. You can't see stars through clouds though...
Pleiades peak is supposed to be Wednesday after midnight, so technically Thursday morning.
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Well, the aurora was a no show. Not just here, but I saw nothing on the internet the day after. People are pretty quick to post viddy and pics, so it seems no one saw any.
On the other hand, this is a happening place. Return dirt bikers, new mushroom pickers (multi-generational), return fisherpeople, and a couple from France who are focused on Algonquin Park. Oh, and some who are just here to sleep and eat, because they work too hard in the Big Smoke and needed fresh air and to be by the water, surrounded by greenery. Happy campers/cabiners, currently attending campfires and cooking the evening meal. It's all good. Another light show possible tonight.
Need a fur coat though. Brrrrrrrrr! Anyone who can get away from city lights tonight is likely to see aurora. It's looking like a go.
Nothing visible here last night because of the heavy cloud cover. A massive solar flare is heralding a good possibility of seeing Aurora over the next couple of nights. Might be tricky, because the moon is just past full, so the effect could be washed out. Moon rise is about an hour and a half after sunset right now.
THIS is what makes Northern Lights, otherwise known as aurora borealis
http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Must%20watch/ID/2414444233/ This happened yesterday, so starting tonight, if the skies are clear, there is an opportunity to view this phenomenon, for up to 3 nights. There was aurora last night, but we could not see them here due to the dark (cloudy) skies. This summer is likely to be a great time to see aurora, as we are at the height of the solar cycle. Last peak was 1991, and it was typical to see aurora 4 nights out of 7.
After 2 years of construction on a place for me to live, I almost have things in order.
I have always had a place for YOU to stay! Recent wildlife activity includes: a moose in the upper campground a baby deer, also called a doe, stepping right beside the big boy's tracks deer between the cabins a rabbit, when there were campers in on the Victoria Day weekend 4 geese on the waterfront, one with a bad leg. I feel badly about having to scare them away so that the beach will be clean for swimmers. BIRDS, BIRDS BIRDS! Of course, there are many things I don't see, because I am busy making every thing right for your arrival. In spite of watching, the 4 solar storms (CMEs) last week apparently did not result in aurora at this location. It seems the CMEs pointed away from earth. |
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