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aasmanijal OP t1_ja9pmz0 wrote

This was taken from Badger Mtn near Wenatchee at 1am. To the naked eye, it looked like faint greens and a dull red. And you could see the lights moving!

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ThePNWGamingDad t1_jab78zn wrote

My parents live north of Chelan in the mountains, and some nights I can see the aurora, and it’s like heaven.

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Ukinamtabbed t1_jacvzz2 wrote

I gotta know, is seeing the aurora in WA an all year thing?

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Dusty923 t1_jae4mk3 wrote

Aurora activity has nothing to do with the year or seasons on earth (although longer nights and clear skies help us see them). It's dependent on solar storm activity. We have satelites that monitor the Sun and it's weather. We even have solar weather forecasts that can predict aurora activity and locations.

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aasmanijal OP t1_jaepza0 wrote

It's true that they can be seen year round but aurora activity spikes around the equinoxes in March and September :)

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