Amazing Aurora

Solar wind data at your fingertips!

The Amazing Aurora app gives you the latest information about the solar wind to assist with seeing aurora activity and when conditions are favorable.

11.1.0 UpdateMarch 10, 2023
Version 11.1.0 is making its way through the review process and should be out very soon. This update fixes the custom location setting. It is supposed to save when you select a location or toggle the switch. However, this was not occurring. It has been corrected and will fully function […]
Version 11 is Going LIVE!March 5, 2023
I am excited to announce that version 11 has completed testing and I believe we have cleaned up all of the bugs. Version 11 brings back the subscription model (read about it here) to help keep the servers and development humming along. I know, I know, free is better. And, […]

Alaska Cloud Outlook: April 4 – 10April 5, 2022
I am a little late getting this posted. It’s been a busy few days! Solar activity continues to give us good chances of aurora! A filament erupted off the sun on Sunday (April 3) and is headed toward Earth. The official SWPC prediction is for impact on Wednesday (April 6) […]
Alaska Cloud Outlook: March 28 – April 3March 28, 2022
Solar activity will certainly be a topic of discussion during the week! There have been three M-class flares today (March 28) with two associated coronal mass ejections (CME). These are expected to start impacting Earth during the evening hours of Wednesday (March 30) and into the day on Thursday (March […]

Spectacular Morning on March 27!March 28, 2022
As the Sun set across Alaska on the evening of March 26, there was not a lot of anticipation for aurora activity. The cloud forecasts for our area were indicating somewhat unfavorable conditions with a few breaks expected. Looking at the forecasts, the decision was made to head towards the […]
March 13, 2022: An Amazing Morning!March 15, 2022
Anticipation was high for the impending G1-G2 geomagnetic storm the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) was forecasting for March 14-15, 2022. Based on the previous forecasts being 12-18 hours late, I had not considered that it could actually come early. I was working on some web stuff and casually looking […]