[HN Gopher] Most of Europe is glowing pink under the aurora
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Most of Europe is glowing pink under the aurora
Author : luispa
Score : 167 points
Date : 2024-05-10 21:59 UTC (1 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (www.foto-webcam.eu)
(TXT) w3m dump (www.foto-webcam.eu)
| Kikawala wrote:
| Even more live views at the main page: https://www.foto-
| webcam.eu/
| axblount wrote:
| Is this related to the solar storm? Why is it pink?
| anamexis wrote:
| Yes, and pink is a typical aurora color.
| NegativeLatency wrote:
| https://www.space.com/aurora-colors-explained
|
| Oxygen at higher altitudes has a different emission frequency
| apparently (I've only ever seen the faintest green pulsing
| aurora IRL)
|
| It's possible to tell what elements something is made of by
| determining the spectra coming off of it when it's excited:
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_spectroscopy
| moralestapia wrote:
| Oh, boy. So beautiful! It's probably visible where I am as well
| but there's still some sunlight so gg. Hope it lasts for a while!
| secondcoming wrote:
| This shows a scientific view of it:
|
| https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/space/surface/level/an...
| NegativeLatency wrote:
| This is a very cool visulization
| isatty wrote:
| That's a really cool website. Very responsive too.
| zeteo wrote:
| Is it visible from Australia as well?
| davidw wrote:
| Does it shift around? It's quite absent in the western US and
| Canada right now:
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| https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/space/surface/level/an...
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| Of course, it's still a beautiful sunny warm day too where I am
| so it'll be 5 hours or so before it's dark enough to see it.
| bonzini wrote:
| Barely visible in Northern Italy--no pink worth calling home
| about--but the sky is sensibly lighter than it usually is.
| davidw wrote:
| The one pointed 'nordest' from Monte Grappa seems to show some
| pink:
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| https://www.meteograppa.it/lewebcam.php
|
| Tried looking for some webcams in the Cortina area but they
| seem to have a lot of clouds. Some of which appear to have a
| pink hue.
| bonzini wrote:
| Light pollution does not help, probably.
| davidw wrote:
| Found one from the Stelvio pass that shows some colors, but
| nothing like some of the other links people are posting.
| davidw wrote:
| Nice way to celebrate the Giro d'Italia!
| amatecha wrote:
| Wow! Check out the view from the Jungfraujoch in Switzerland!
| https://www.jungfrau.ch/en-gb/live/webcams/#webcam-jungfrauj...
| crdrost wrote:
| Nice livestream from a bloke on YouTube:
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTxvAQYKGPI
| consp wrote:
| Most of Europe == Not covered by light polution. (and specific
| areas)
|
| (it's orange outside and it's sodium vapor related)
|
| edit: kind of whish I was at my parent's place. It's a lot less
| poluted but no go here; nw europe densly populated, we also have
| the artificial sunrise here 24/7 by means of greenhouses.
| EA-3167 wrote:
| Classic aurora move, I can almost hear the charged particles
| now...
|
| "Und doch habe ich allein, allein auf mich gestellt, ganz
| Europa erobert!"
|
| Sure you did charged particles, sure you did, but welcome to
| Europe's secret weapon: Light pollution!
| consp wrote:
| > Sure you did charged particles
|
| Well technically ... sodium vapor lamps are charged
| particles. But yea you are correct we're screwed.
| Starlevel004 wrote:
| Even in the light polluted London you can still see it, even if
| it's faint.
| TomWhitwell wrote:
| It's just about visible (much more so through an iPhone camera)
| in central London right now
| consp wrote:
| London is about half a degree further south of where I am and
| a bit east and my phone is not picking it up. No iPhone
| though (so who knows what AI is doing at the moment /s)
| _fizz_buzz_ wrote:
| Saw them in the west of Germany. Phone camera made them more
| visible. But also clearly visible with the naked eye.
| ChrisArchitect wrote:
| More discussions on related NOAA posts:
|
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40315394
|
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40318356
| docapotamus wrote:
| I live in rural very northern England. It's incredible, clear
| with the naked eye. iPhone 14 camera with 3s exposure is out of
| this world (pun intended, but misleading)
| jon_adler wrote:
| Similar for me down south too (Cambridge). My first sighting
| and it is superb.
| AlexAndScripts wrote:
| I'm near Bristol. It's still absolutely stunning. It's not just
| to the north, either - it's everywhere.
| mmastrac wrote:
| The NOAA forecast suggests it'll be nearly as powerful as the
| March 13th storm in '89 that took out the Quebec grid:
| https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/communities/aurora-dashboard-exper...
| idontwantthis wrote:
| Is there a map of the world showing where it should be visible? I
| wonder how far I would need to drive.
| nilsherzig wrote:
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40324332
| marmakoide wrote:
| Wow, I just went outside (South West of France) to plug the car
| for charging before going to bed.
|
| I noticed unusual, faint light patterns in the night sky, like
| long spikes coming from the North. It was not the Milky Way, we
| can see every clear night. Color was mostly gray slightly pink.
| Wondered what was that ... My first aurora !!!
| matsemann wrote:
| Where do people get their forecasts? I often use this one, but
| it's not very usable outside Norway. Great if you click into each
| forecast (click the image) and get more details. Like how it
| actually covers the sky in that location. So that I can use that
| to plan (doesn't matter if it's strong if it's in a direction I
| can't see it) https://site.uit.no/spaceweather/data-and-
| products/aurora/os...
|
| Used to use a NOAA page, but they changed it a while ago and
| don't find it as useful anymore.
| https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/communities/aurora-dashboard-exper...
|
| Some weather services also have a kp index, but I often feel
| those can't be trusted, and don't tell the whole story. And
| aurora is quite hit or miss, so need more updated data.
|
| I have an app on my phone (AuroraNotifier) that chimes when
| there's hope. And then I use these others to plan a bit better.
| But some more interactive map akin to the uit.no one but where I
| can place myself around would be nice.
| NKosmatos wrote:
| It's currently at Kp8. https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en.html
| coryfklein wrote:
| What latitude do we expect to be able to see this in the USA?
| ceejayoz wrote:
| Possibly as far south as Alabama.
| https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/northern-lights-south-alabama-...
| Rwyt wrote:
| Well visible in central Switzerland:
| https://feed.yellow.camera/rigi-scheidegg
| https://feed.yellow.camera/rigi-rotstock
| relyks wrote:
| Are we supposed to be able to see anything in North America?
| hnthrowaway0328 wrote:
| In Quebec and eagerly waiting for the sunset. Ah a few weeks ago
| the sun was the old lover and now please go away...
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