"JJK" wrote in message ...
Just NW of DC in Darnestown, MD, the aurora was spectacular.

Bright red diffuse glow in the NW to NE, and for a short period to nearly
the Zenith.

Bright white "searchlight" rays extending from the North to the Zenith.
(these did not last very long)

Blue-green cloud like structures were evident, even as far South as
Ophiucus.

At one moment, the sky around Pleiades was bathed in a diffuse brilliant
red-orange light with blue diffuse "clouds" near the open cluster. The sky
to the NNW was so bright, it almost looked like early daylight.


Had the exact same experience in Long Island - 50 miles east of New
York City. Bright red light - white pillars of light from the Northern
horizon - all moving about. Lasted from 7-7:30 ET, then disappeared...

A very pleasant suprise - I expected to only see a reddish glow from
the north that came out only on long exposure photos...

Daniel Eig