Attention !!!!!!! Any of you northerners Good Aurora Night

[mrsleeve]

wow if this holds out it might be a good night, too bad I am stuck too far south and under clouds and anyway, good luck to all that might venture out to see if you can see any

[Das Delfin]

Damn sleevsie, you dedicated... I'll see if I can take the gf out to the boonies for one of these some time..

[UlrichFennec]

While I was picking up a friend from DIA, there was a gorgeous show of Auroras here in Colorado. Funnily enough, we have a city called Aurora.

Most beautiful thing I've ever seen in my entire life.

[TurboJake]

Kp5 right now, can be seen very clearly here.

[mrsleeve]

Coronal hole pointing towards earth, High KP alerts and Geomagnetic storm alerts, starting early this evening 9/27/16 and running for 72 hours..... Last night was not too bad the great white north lands, but I didnt see anything worth breaking out the tripod and UW angle for....

http://www.spaceweather.com/

I have a good weather forecast so I have to think about where I am going to heat out for....

[flyboyx]

Coronal hole pointing towards earth, High KP alerts and Geomagnetic storm alerts, starting early this evening 9/27/16 and running for 72 hours..... Last night was not too bad the great white north lands, but I didnt see anything worth breaking out the tripod and UW angle for....

http://www.spaceweather.com/

I have a good weather forecast so I have to think about where I am going to heat out for....

what kind of "hole"?

seriously, though, thank you. keep us updated on this stuff. this winter, i am hoping to get a few pics from the aircraft window.

[mrsleeve]

Had to come in a little early tonight wifey has a couple of doc appts in the am. Was a very very good night, saw some stuff I have never seen before, got run off from our 1st spot of the night by what was likely a curious Brown bear.

Just before a Big Huff and several very close and big stick breaks, and we decided to gather up the dog and go find a new spot.
IMG_1015 by mrsleeve, on Flickr

This thing was off to the west of the main display all by itself doing its thing, that eventually extended up over our heads and disappeared just shy of the southern horizon. Have never seen anything that far over head around here, UP of MI when I was a kid sure but not a single ribbon like this though.

IMG_1068 by mrsleeve, on Flickr

IMG_1109 by mrsleeve, on Flickr

[BlackbirdM3]

Wow, good stuff. Brown Bears are a good reason to relocate. They win.

Will

[BlackSpeed66]

Damnit! Naturally, Cleveland is getting shit on again, weather wise. :hitler:

[mrsleeve]

Figured out what the odd ribbon was. Its a proton Arc and are quite rare.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Something I wanna see sometime for sure. You don't cary when your at strolling around? If i lived out there I'd have a S&W mag 500 on my side at all times it would turn anything to soup thats for sure.

[mrsleeve]

I dont go into the back country often with out a Smith 460 on my right hip, and can of bear spray in a side pouch on my pack. I have to be a little more covert with the smith when we head over into the park though CCW only. An x frame caliber will do well against a brown bear, but unless a very good and lucky shot your not going to drop it right off.... Have you every shot an X frame with a full boat load in it, not something you do for fun very often.

Never have needed the Smith or the bear spray, have had some relatively close encounters where the smith has been unsnapped and the spray retrieved, but some yelling normally chases off the bears and the wolves and Mt lions are generally just curious, and will just follow at a distance and stay just outta sight.

[LateFan]

Bear

She mad...really mad..(with disgusting video & pictures) Near Bozeman (south central Montana)..

http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/wildlife/survivor-of-two-bear-attacks-in-madison-valley-recounts-experience/article_2595f3af-7e36-59f4-b7da-f2ab122564bf.html

“When he looked up at me it was obvious. I knew it was bear,” Bryant said. “He was covered in blood ... I asked him, ‘Can I take you to the hospital?’”

Why he felt he needed to take the time to make a short video and post it is beyond me. You don't know how much blood you've lost or how badly you're hurt. And for the gun guys...he didn't have time, the bear spray didn't work, then he hit the ground to protect his face and neck. On the second attack he had even less time, was already all cut up, and she knocked the holster loose.

And this guy has been around them forever, knows what he's doing. I still prefer these to a Great White Shark coming out of the deep, but I guess that's because I'm from here and we're used to them. One of my sons had a close encounter with a mama and cub when he was 15 - like 15 yards close encounter. We were a half mile away and helpless. She stared at him, changed her mind, turned around and left. Just a freak thing.

EDIT - Another source with additional info..

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/grizzly-bear-attack-todd-orr-montana-twice-bloody-facebook-video/

[mrsleeve]

Yeah saw that in the Interlake and the Beacon , agree with the why the video and FB photos. That said there was another bear mauling this weekend down further south of that one in the Tom Miner basin as well.

I carry both, spray is obviously 1st choice, but I have something more potent if needed or able to be deployed, its for more than just bears too.

[TurboJake]

Bump, for the Kp7 it's currently at.

Northern states, nice and clear even some city light.