@sundogplanets
Aurorasaurus says someone in my area reported seeing aurora, I rushed out but I did not see. Perhaps there is too much light in my neighbourhood.
I did see a lot more stars than usual so that was nice. I recognized the W constellation (as I call it).

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Haystack Observatory researchers and citizen scientists team up to map the aurora.
#MIT How about working with #Aurorasaurus @TweetAurora and #NASA

https://news.mit.edu/2024/aurora-mapping-across-north-america-1216

Aurora mapping across North America

MIT Haystack Observatory researchers and citizen-scientists collaborated to map the total electron content of the 2024 aurora over North America.

MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
AuroraSaurus – Reporting Auroras From The Group Up [citizen science]
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https://aurorasaurus.org/ <-- link to web map / data / home page
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https://youtu.be/opkLAoRdbHA?si=J_QIgzZ7ya5onY4K <-- video overview
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“Auroras, sometimes called “northern lights” or “southern lights," are mesmerizingly beautiful. To scientists, auroras are also the visible manifestation of the solar wind - the flow of charged particles from the Sun - interacting with the magnetosphere of the Earth. Help track auroras around the world with the Aurorasaurus project! Each verified report of an aurora serves as a valuable data point for scientists who model these phenomena…”
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Aurorasaurus - Reporting Auroras from the Ground Up

Friends, see my real-time #aurora report on the aurorasaurus.org map! Follow us on www.facebook.com/aurorasaurus.org. Reporting #northernlights and #citizenscience from the ground up since 2012!

Thanks to the University of North Dakota Aurorasaurus for the nice live stream of the aurora tonight. Also, thanks for the great name! #Aurora #Aurorasaurus #NorthDakota #UND