Red Aurora over Illinois
I finally saw my first Aurora! I looked up at Cass around 8:30pm and saw a red band of light about 30 degrees in width going northwest! At first I thought it was glare from some Halloween display. A check of spaceweather.com verified that it was indeed caused by an CME!
I called Joe to let him know and various others in my excitement. Unfortunately it is now dissipating as I write this. Scratch one more from the bucket list!
http://elenin.paranomalo.us/2011/09/my-astronomical-bucket-list-2011
Aurora Timelapse from Michigan 10-24-11
Northern Lights as seen from East Martin Michigan on October 24 2011
Aurora Borealis over Northern Illinois October 24, 2011
Aurora Borealis over Northern Illinois October 24, 2011
Is it possible to have seen it in Champaign-Urbana? I tried to take a picture was a bit too late
How often does this occur in IL? Can it be predicted? If so where do we look for information? Thanks for posting this picture it’s really GREAT!
Chelsea… I believe this rare event was limited to mostly the northern parts of illinois.
Hey! I saw this too! I’m from Glendale Heights and was freaked out cuz I caught the tail end of it. It had dissipated into a dim hue of magenta by the time I saw it. It was my first as well! sure wish I had seen this earlier or knew it was coming! Great picture though! Thanks for sharing it!
John… it was an awesome sight indeed! This make me want to make a trip to Alaska and see it proper. The red color was stunning!
I saw it last night riding my bike out near the dunes.
So cool… so glad you guys saw it! i wished i had known earlier… the best trip my hubby and i ever made was a trip to chena hot springs in alaska just south of the arctic circle. this was dedicated to see aurora… and we did! wow, did we ever. like i said the best trip of my life. (aside from the honeymoon ; )