Night Butterflies and Unicorns?

Friends just call me Ross · November 21, 2019

Night Butterflies were seen over Norway.

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Space Weather News for Nov. 21, 2019
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"NIGHT BUTTERFLIES" OVER NORWAY: Earth is entering a stream of fast-moving solar wind. First contact on Nov. 20th produced a visually stunning episode of auroras around the Arctic Circle--including "night butterflies" over Norway. NOAA forecasters say there is a chance of G1-class geomagnetic storms on Nov. 21st as Earth moves deeper into the stream. If so, auroras could appear in northern-tier US states such as Michigan and Minnesota. Check Spaceweather.co

I hope the skies are clear here over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

I would love to get a glimpse of those night butterflies.

Or maybe even some Unicorns.

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4:50 Universal Time on November 22 – is the same as 11:50 p.m. November 21 for those on the east coast of the U.S.; translate Universal Time to your time. To see the shower, you have to be in the eastern part of North America, short of 110 west longitude, or in western Europe or South America, these scientists say.

Also, remember, the time mentioned above is when the shower is centered. You’ll want to get out there earlier to view it from start to finish.

Lyytinen recommends getting out no later than 4:15 Universal Time, November 22 (11:15 p.m. EST on November 21; translate to your time). The radiant, located in eastern Monoceros, rises around 10 p.m. local time [the time on your clocks regardless of your time zone], so it will be relatively low in the eastern sky for observers in the eastern half of the U.S. and Canada at shower maximum.

South Americans have the best seats while skywatchers in Africa and Western Europe will catch it in the hour or two before dawn. No worries about the moon — the 22%-illuminated crescent won’t rise until after 2 a.m. local time.