Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2015 18:09:27 +0000
Reply-To: Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: NVC - drivable Northern Lights viewing in Canada or NE US?
In-Reply-To: <5ABB632B-11E9-4A5C-83E1-24A01B191484@comcast.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Going by myself I would do that, but there is the co-pilot/cruise director/SWMBO along on this one. Westy was nixed early on. I might be able to persuade her otherwise, but the outcome of that is worthy of a wager.
Stephen
On Saturday, February 21, 2015 12:21 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
Stephen
If it were Me planning this I would want to get AsFar North as I could AsQuickly AsPossible ~ So ~ From Virginia I might head for
LabradorCity, NL ~ Then maybe on East to GooseBay & NorthWestRiver just for the experience as long as I was up there ~ But I would
not be going without MyWesty & @Least a PortableHeater ~ It appears as though there are VeryLongStretches of WildernessDriving up
there & I'd SureWant to have MyWesty in case I ChoseTo or HadTo spend the Night SomeWhere InTheMiddleOfNoWhere ~ & I'm Not @
all fond of Motels&Hotels ~
ORR ~ DeanB
On 20 Feb , 2015, at 10:42 PM, OlRivrRat wrote:
> Big Oooops Correction
>
> To name a couple more ~
>
> http://www.spaceweather.com/
>
> http://rossellet.com/aurora_tracker.htm
>
> & have a look here for some recent examples ~
>
> http://spaceweathergallery.com/index.php?&title=aurora&title2=lights&starting_point=0&PHPSESSID=gl0qn92kuid6mppdljvnki7t32
>
>
>
>
> On 20 Feb , 2015, at 10:32 AM, Mark McCulley wrote:
>
>> Trying to see the aurora within a prescribed time window is an iffy
>> proposition right now. The current solar cycle is very weak.
>>
>> http://www.space.com/23934-weak-solar-cycle-space-weather.html
>>
>> My wife and I just travelled (in January) to Iceland to see the aurora and
>> did not see anything (other than a beautiful landscape).
>>
>> I suggest keeping an eye on the space weather forecast and be prepared to
>> head out on short notice if we enter a period of heightened activity. There
>> are a number of sites on the internet with space weather information.
>> Here's one:
>>
>> http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/30-minute-aurora-forecast
>>
>> -Mark
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 4:53 AM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Asking for input from those who've seen it and can recommend a viewing
>>> location. We'd like to drive from Virginia in late March to a spot where
>>> we'd have a good chance to see the Aurora Borealis. Research indicates
>>> that fun, remote places like Iceland, Churchill MB, Ft. McMurray AB and
>>> Fairbanks AK are prime viewing spots but if we drive it means we could
>>> afford to stay longer if we need to wait out a sighting. So let us know if
>>> you know a good place likely to make it worth the drive. Thanks!
>>> By the way, we are not planning to drive the Westy and camp out on this
>>> trip. We're tough but we're Propexless.
>>> Stephen
>>>
|