Aurora Links by Kimberly Damkoehler

Aurora Links

By Kimberly Mietzah Damkoehler on Friday, July 20, 2012 at 6:04pm

*** Forecast pages are marked with stars

Facebook communities:

Aurora Lovers' Community Page: http://facebook.com/auroralites

Aurora Lovers' Group: http://facebook.com/groups/auroralovers/

Kenai Peninsula Aurora Chasers: http://facebook.com/groups/KPaurorachasers/

Anchorage Auroras Group: http://facebook.com/groups/226920110852594/

Aurora Chasers: http://facebook.com/groups/AuroraChasers/

Aurora Borealis: http://facebook.com/groups/293393784114686

Aurora Research Scotland: http://facebook.com/groups/341492972554625

Great Lakes Aurora Hunters: http://facebook.com/groups/greatlakesaurorahunters/

----North American Live Aurora Links-----

Live Aurora Webcams:

***Aurora Webcam on Murphy Dome @Sirius Sled Dog Kennels

Courtesy of Ronn Murray Photo: http://AlaskaAuroraCam.com/

University of Saskatchewan All-Sky Aurora Imager: http://aurora.usask.ca/

Yellowknife Canada: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronomy/auroramax/default.asp

(Click on the "connect" link - toward the bottom of the page to view the live camera)

Live!Aurora: http://aulive.net/en/index.html

(free) account sign up required

GI All Sky Camera Poker Flats: http://allsky.gi.alaska.edu/

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*** UAF's Geophysical Institute Aurora Forecast Page: http://www.gi.alaska.edu/AuroraForecast

UAF's Geophysical Institute Aurora Alerts Forum: http://www2.gi.alaska.edu/AuroraAlert

***Solar Ham: http://www.solarham.com/ 

The Aurora Page - Michigan Tech: http://www.geo.mtu.edu/weather/aurora/

KP Index Explained: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/info/Kindex.html 

3 day GOES Magnetometer Monitor: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/mag_3d.html

iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov: http://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov/downloads/20110924_152600_anim.tim-den.gif

Aurora Map: http://www.auroramap.eu/

Aurorasaurus: a map where you can report aurora sightings

http://aurorasaurus.org/

National Oceanic and Atmoshperic Administration

Space Weather Prediction Center

Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites POES Auroral Activity website:

Viewing tips: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/Aurora/index.html

3 day GOES Magnetometer Monitor: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/mag_3d.html

Northern Hemisphere: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/pmap/index.html

***NOAA Ovation Aurora: http://helios.swpc.noaa.gov/ovation/

Space Weather Prediction Center: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/SWN/

Today's Space Weather: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/today.html

Space Weather Canada: http://www.spaceweather.gc.ca/index-eng.php

***Astronomy North Aurora forecasts: (Yellowknife): http://astronomynorth.com/aurora-forecast/

***Aurora Forecast Canada's North: http://auroraforecast.com/

Aurora Watch (Edmonton Alberta): http://www.aurorawatch.ca

Viewing Tips: http://www.aurorawatch.ca/content/view/34/50

Email alerts program: http://www.aurorawatch.ca/content/view/81/99999?

Skynews.ca: http://www.skynews.ca/pages/aurora.html

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Text alert Services

 (Aurora Alerts Sent to Your Cell Phone.)

Aurora Lovers Twitter Feed: http://twitter.com/akauroralovers

***SoftServeNews:

http://www.softservenews.com/Aurora.htm

***Spaceweather.com: http://spaceweather.com/

New subscribers may sign up for free space weather alert calls or texts from Spaceweather.com at http://spaceweather.com/services

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----European Aurora Links----

Kjell Henriksen Observatory: (Norway) http://kho.unis.no/

Swedish Lapland live camera: http://www.porjus.eu/porjus1.html 

Main site: http://www.porjus.eu/

This page has graphs from Norway including kp graphs: http://flux.phys.uit.no/cgi-bin/config.cgi?site=tro2a&stack=tro2a&Kindice=tro2a&ActIx=tro2a&getabove=+Get+above+config+

Real-time magnetometer data: http://www.ava.fmi.fi/image/realtime/UT/ 

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Webcams to check weather conditions:

DOT Highway weather cams: http://www.dot.state.ak.us/iways/roadweather/forms/AreaSelectForm.html

Aviation Weather Cams: http://akweathercams.faa.gov/sitelist.php

They now have a great interactive map: http://akweathercams.faa.gov/wxcamsitemap.php

Use the tools below the map to zoom in and out, or the scroll wheel on your mouse. Left click to grab and drag the map.

Keep in mind, that none of these cameras are set up for long exposure, so once dusk hits they're all black and full of noise speckles. 

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Aurora Facts and information:

Aurora Lovers Group Files:https://www.facebook.com/groups/auroralovers/files/

Aurora guide by Natalia Robba

http://www.natalia-robba.com/myblog/travel/the-aurora-borealis-the-northern-lights-everything-you-need-to-know

Aurora article series by Thomas Kast:

Part 1: Introduction and Terms

http://salamapaja.wordpress.com/2013/11/11/fox-%C2%ADfires-an-aurora-borealis-guide-introduction/

Part 2: Expectations

http://salamapaja.wordpress.com/2013/11/15/fox-%C2%ADfires-an-aurora-borealis-guide-ii-expectations/

Part 3: Preparation is everything

http://salamapaja.wordpress.com/2013/11/20/fox-%C2%ADfires-an-aurora-borealis-guide-iii-preparation-is-everything/

Part 4: Photographing auroras

http://salamapaja.wordpress.com/2013/11/24/fox-%C2%ADfires-an-aurora-borealis-guide-iv-photographing-auroras/

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Vacation Travel information:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowForum-g28923-i349-Alaska.html

http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowForum-g60826-i1068-Fairbanks_Alaska.html