Is there an app to track the aurora borealis?
Aurora Alerts is an app designed to monitor real-time auroral activity and push alert to let you know if there may be aurora borealis (northern lights) visible tonight. Whenever you are home or away, Aurora Alerts will notify you if the possibility of seeing the northern lights exists.
What is the best app for Northern Lights?
My Aurora Forecast
My Aurora Forecast is the best app for seeing the Northern Lights.
Can you forecast Northern Lights?
As a naturally occurring phenomenon, the appearance of the Northern Lights is notoriously difficult to predict any further in advance than about two hours before it happens.
How do you detect aurora borealis?
To see the Northern lights, the sky needs to be dark and clear of any clouds. Some people claim the aurora comes out when temperatures are colder. This isn’t the case – it’s just that when the skies are cloudless, temperatures tend to drop.
How do I take pictures of Northern Lights with my phone?
You can capture the northern lights on your smartphone using landscape mode, turning off the flash, and changing the focus to manual. Switch your camera to night mode and use the highest resolution possible. For better results, use a tripod and BlueTooth remote.
How does the Aurora 30 minute forecast work?
Aurora – 30 minute forecast. The OVATION Aurora Forecast Model shows the intensity and location of the aurora predicted for the time shown at the top of the map. This probability forecast is based on current solar wind conditions measured at L1, but using a fixed 30-minute delay time between L1 and Earth.
Is there an app to see the aurora borealis?
Aurora Alerts is an app designed to monitor real-time auroral activity and push alert to let you know if there may be aurora borealis (northern lights) visible tonight.
Which is the best app for Aurora forecasting?
A good aurora app or forecasting service will keep track of this predicted activity for you, and notify you when things are about to get good! If you want to dig deeper into the technicalities of solar storms, I would highly recommend this solar storm FAQ on the NASA website.
When does the NOAA auroral forecast come out?
In 2020, NOAA SWPC implemented the new version of the OVATION Prime model into operations. This version has been dubbed OVATION 2020. The Auroral Forecast product is based on the OVATION Prime model developed by P. Newell at the Johns Hopkins, Applied Physics Laboratory.