I have wanted to see the northern lights for a very long time. I've been watching out for geomagnetic storms and usually they happen during the day or when it's cloudy and I never see them here in Illinois. But last night, finally the conditions were just right. One minute I could just see a little green on the northern horizon. Then a wave of red shot up on the eastern edge. Then suddenly over half the sky lit up in bright red, green, and purple. It was amazing watching all the patterns move across the sky. The bright colors slowly faded out 10-15 minutes later. There were reports of people seeing them as far south as Alabama. Did anybody else on the forum see them? It was most intense at 8:30 pm central time.
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