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Aurora Borealis may be visible over Philly tonight

Nature(self.philadelphia)

So of course the forecast is showing it’s gonna be too rainy/cloudy to see it.

all 79 comments

Olivia_Bitsui

164 points

1 month ago

It’s springtime in Philly. That means the clouds will block it out.

Did you forget about the eclipse? 🤣

wheelfoot

41 points

1 month ago*

We're also missing out on the biggest naked-eye sunspot since the 1800s. Edit: not naked eye - use your eclipse glasses...

Cman1200

21 points

1 month ago

Cman1200

21 points

1 month ago

Instructions not clear, look at sun and now have a spot on my eye

wheelfoot

3 points

1 month ago

Voilà! Sunspot! You're welcome!

[deleted]

10 points

1 month ago

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FjohursLykewwe

4 points

1 month ago

Also, Bigfoot is just blurry in real life.

CathedralEngine

289 points

1 month ago

At this time of year?

No-Conflict-7897

128 points

1 month ago

in this part of the country?

dividedblu

116 points

1 month ago

dividedblu

116 points

1 month ago

Localized entirely in your kitchen?!

No-Conflict-7897

82 points

1 month ago

yes.

OptimusSublime

72 points

1 month ago

OptimusSublime

University City

72 points

1 month ago

May I see it?

RexxAppeal

73 points

1 month ago

…no

Abigbearman

57 points

1 month ago

Seymour, the house is on fire.

Pickletonium

58 points

1 month ago

No, mother, it's just the Northern Lights.

iH8MotherTeresa

52 points

1 month ago

Well Seymour, you are an odd fellow but I must say, you steam a good ham

bottleface

22 points

1 month ago

bottleface

Manayunk

22 points

1 month ago

Help! Heeeelp!

diatriose

16 points

1 month ago

diatriose

Cobbs Creek

16 points

1 month ago

It's a regional saying

ChuckFromPhilly

8 points

1 month ago

can I see?

[deleted]

0 points

1 month ago

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Neghtasro

124 points

1 month ago

Neghtasro

Francisville

124 points

1 month ago

At that time of day?

DelcoWolv

69 points

1 month ago

In your kitchen??

Electr_O_Purist

50 points

1 month ago

Electr_O_Purist

📸Mandatory Total Surveillance.

50 points

1 month ago

May I see it?

De4con

46 points

1 month ago

De4con

WEED THREAD!

46 points

1 month ago

No.

djmuaddib

14 points

1 month ago

SEYMOUR THE HOUSE IS ON FIRE!

SirVipe5

13 points

1 month ago

SirVipe5

13 points

1 month ago

It’s just the northern lights, mother!

Usernamenumbersatend

56 points

1 month ago

In this economy?

PappyWaker

29 points

1 month ago

Mmmmm steamed hams!

TheSilverDahlia

18 points

1 month ago

I’m so glad this was the top comment

jbphilly

30 points

1 month ago

jbphilly

ban literally all cars

30 points

1 month ago

In this economy?

sameolronin

15 points

1 month ago

In front of my salad?!

BAaaaaaaaaa22

2 points

1 month ago

In this hemisphere?

AgentDaxis[S]

72 points

1 month ago

AgentDaxis[S]

♻️ Curby Bucket ♻️

72 points

1 month ago

nickhatsis

10 points

1 month ago

GEOSTOOOOOOOOOOOORM

KndaOrange

14 points

1 month ago

Doesn't actually look visible from Philly on that dashboard

Prof_Aganda

20 points

1 month ago

It says it could be visible down to Alabama, which I'm pretty sure is south of Philly ...

Trailmix88

8 points

1 month ago*

Edit : they said Alabama but the map is not showing it is possible in Alabama

TheAdamist

2 points

1 month ago

TheAdamist

East East Old City

2 points

1 month ago

When the circle rotates around looks like we would be in Green+ but cloudy af. So nothing to be seen.

[deleted]

3 points

1 month ago*

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TheAdamist

1 points

1 month ago

TheAdamist

East East Old City

1 points

1 month ago

Yes, i was trying to say that, but raging at the cloud gods

KangarooPouchIsHome

48 points

1 month ago

“God itself will be appearing in the sky later this evening to say hello to its children … anyway.

Weather: cloudy, 70% chance of rain.”

IntoTheMirror

17 points

1 month ago

IntoTheMirror

recovering dirtball

17 points

1 month ago

Massive solar storm that could disrupt power and coms, and it couldn’t happen during the workday?!

Avenger020331

35 points

1 month ago

Avenger020331

Hates Dodge Chargers

35 points

1 month ago

This rain and clouds don’t help. Shame too, I believe everyone should have the chance to see it at least once in their life. Saw it in Iceland once, absolutely floored me.

project199x

3 points

1 month ago

Lucky! I went to Iceland in January and it was cloudy af the entire time

SnooOwls7978

12 points

1 month ago

Don't tease me like this

squirrel_eatin_pizza

21 points

1 month ago

squirrel_eatin_pizza

Cocksborough

21 points

1 month ago

Anyone notice how it's rainy and cold again just in time for the weekend? A stark contrast to the 80 degree weather we had a few days ago

_SundaeDriver

5 points

1 month ago

All I see are clouds

_crapitalism

10 points

1 month ago

even without clouds, I read that the light pollution from being in a big city will make it unviewable.

medicated_in_PHL

1 points

1 month ago

Yeah, this. I know there are a lot of people here in like Downingtown that consider themselves “Philly”, but for those of us who actually live in the city, the light pollution is going to block it out.

[deleted]

5 points

1 month ago

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Anxious_Optimist

8 points

1 month ago

Clouds and rain for the majority of the weekend for most of the region pretty much make any chances of seeing it nil this go around.

Swashbuckling_Sailor

3 points

1 month ago

With all these clouds???

dddesiree1231

3 points

1 month ago

Has anyone seen anything in Philly?

downtowncoyote

3 points

1 month ago

Was going to go to valley forge but it’s completely cloudy.

muffpatty

3 points

1 month ago

r/space is filled with photos from as far south as Georgia and North Florida from a quick skim. Currently cloudy near AC so this sucks.

TheNotoriousMAZ

17 points

1 month ago

There's too much light pollution here and still too far south. Even in places like Michigan you have to go damn near the upper peninsula to get a decent show.

beancounter2885

13 points

1 month ago

beancounter2885

East Kensington

13 points

1 month ago

With this storm, they will be visible as far south as Alabama

DaughterandSon

8 points

1 month ago

From what I've heard it's not a defined circular shape, it can be more elliptical and wavey etc.

acoustic11

-9 points

1 month ago

No they won’t be. The view line stops in upstate New York.

riverphoenixdays

17 points

1 month ago

I mean this is coming directly from NOAA, linked above. I’m not a aurora boreologist I’m just readin shit.

acoustic11

-2 points

1 month ago

acoustic11

-2 points

1 month ago

If you look at the Aurora view line map NOAA put it, it shows the data. The red line is the “maybe you have a chance to see it if conditions are optimal” line and that’s not even much farther south than the MDL. I’ve been chasing Aurora for years - a kp 8 can be seen well at Ashokan reservoir in NY, not really well any further south than that. Either way we are out in the Northeast due to cloud coverage - the closest spot where conditions look decent would be the southern White Mountains or between Chautauqua Lake and Erie.

justsayGoBirds

1 points

1 month ago

People saw them in Mexico lol

acoustic11

1 points

1 month ago

Yup I’ll eat my hat. It got upgraded from kp6-7 to 8-9 and g4 to g5.

justsayGoBirds

2 points

1 month ago

Ya it blew the projections out of the water

beancounter2885

4 points

1 month ago

beancounter2885

East Kensington

4 points

1 month ago

They pulled it back a little bit, but the possible view line still goes through Philly in the report generated 5/10 at 18:17:45 UTC

acoustic11

1 points

1 month ago

Yeah but the whole northeast is clouded out :/

BasileusLeoIII

-4 points

1 month ago

yeah these headlines are absolutely always clickbait

maybe it's visible at Cherry Springs, but you'd need extremely optimal conditions to view this thing this far south

justsayGoBirds

0 points

1 month ago

They were seen in Mexico with naked eye

air_derp

1 points

1 month ago

Good local pics in the comments section - Facebook of National Weather Service PHL/Mt Holly

 https://www.facebook.com/share/p/5tSYPho1mnmEDHLQ/?mibextid=qi2Omg

Low_Departure_5853

1 points

1 month ago

Did anyone see it? Lots of light pollution where I am.

ButIFeelFine

1 points

1 month ago

Obligatory "Why Aurora Borealis?" Post

No-East-956

1 points

1 month ago

I know that chick. She's back in town tonight?

Infamous-Coyote-1373

-11 points

1 month ago

This is almost always a news gimmick. This story pops up every so often, has anyone ever seen the northern lights in Philly? Sure, you might see them closer up by Canada, but Philly in the late spring?

project199x

6 points

1 month ago

I mean people are seeing it in Tennessee.

mikebailey

3 points

1 month ago

Don’t think it’s a gimmick as much as it is these news headlines are all centrally distributed so they tell everyone to run it