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Originally Posted by scottmandue
Uh... where do I see "when a CME is expected to hit earth" on that website?
Obviously the farther north you are the better... is there any particular time of year that is better? Or is all dependent on solar flares? Does east-west matter... say is anywhere in Canada a good place to see these (when they are happening)?
Thanks!
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Maybe someone who knows more about it will chime in but... I only use that solarham site for the map to see how far south it is supposed to go. You are supposed to be able to see it anywhere north of the dotted red line. As for time of year, it does not really matter. Winter time has longer nights so if something is supposed to happen at 6AM in January you would see it, not so much in July. You can see them all over the northern latitudes... I hear they are really bright in Alaska so I am sure Canada is a good place. Spaceweather.com will tell you when a CME is predicted to hit the earth.
Hope that helps...