This is just ASKING to get eaten by a triffid.

Anyone in the Portland, Oregon area know if we'll get a glimpse? Or is it too much wishful thinking? (been looking for a website that has a map of viability or info on the same. Any suggestions?)

Keith Kisser:

The local forecast for the west side of Portland, where I am, is for partly cloudy skies all night. There's currently maybe 25% cloud cover, mostly on the western horizon (although I have a large hill to the east that blocks my view of that side).

I'd suggest getting as high on a hill as you can, for maximum sky area. If you're on the east side of the city, go up on Mt. Tabor or Rocky Butte. Here on the west side, go to the top of Council Crest.

The photo of the flare on APoD is impressive. It's the bit with the vertical white stripe: it overloaded the detector.

Keith @2 and Bruce @3 - I'm a ways north of you both in Bellingham WA, and just climbed out on the fire-escape to take a look at the sky. We can just see the moon, big and muzzy through the clouds. I'm afraid the NW may be out of luck for the Aurora, from how it looks here. I'm tempted to put the windows in the jeep and drive an hour inland to see if skies are clearer, there.

The map and updates at SpaceWeather will tell you how far south- and how bright - auroras might potentially reach. It's also a good website for meteor showers and other watch-the-skies events.

Here's another aurora prediction site... http://www.softservenews.com/Aurora.htm

They seem to aggregate predictions from several sources, I like them.

"This is just ASKING to get eaten by a triffid."

Where is everybody? Mom? Dad? Why is it still dark?

I checked this site too late to know what was going on even if there'd been anything to see. Here in Renton, I had all I could do trying to figure out when the moon would rise and whether there'd be a clear spot to see it. I do love my moonrises, but both local papers have gotten reticent on the announcement of their timing; I had what I thought was a good timetable bookmarked, but it just went west. Anybody know a reliable site that'll tell me when the moon rises any given day in Seattle?
1st time I ever saw an auroral display, though, in Anchorage, I didn't have to have anyone tell me what it was.

Answering my own question, almanac. com seems a good one--and the clouds in the east are starting to show that gray glow...

Angiportus, on my way to work this morning, I got a really beautiful view of the full moon. I get in the car at around 5:35 a.m. and I'm in Kansas City, MO,

It was beautiful. and it was more beautiful because, as opposed to yesterday. I remembered that the main road I usually take on my last leg into the office was closed due to water main work.

It was a beautiful moonset this morning.
(I have rain tonight. Started before 4pm, and is going to be most of the weekend.)

Ralph @8

A story set in England, and vast swathes of the country are not beset by heavy clouds, fog, and rain...