The article suggested that if one wanted to see the lights, they should get away from the city where the light pollution is heavy. A guy from a local astronomy club said he would be at the Fishtrap Lake Recreational Area and the best viewing would be between 10 and 2.
Susan has never seen the Northern Lights so we thought it would be worth it to have an adventure and head to Fishtrap.
It was a 30 mile drive to the west of us.
When we arrived at the spot, there were several cars in the large gravel parking lot. Many of the people were sitting in lawn chairs and facing in a northish direction.
We got there about 10:30 and decided to stay until midnight.
The glow of Spokane was very distinct and got even brighter as our eyes acclimated to the darkness. The sky was clear and the stars were really amazing. But no lights.
We saw lots of high altitude aircraft, a few low altitude helicopters and at least one satellite. But no lights.
We heard the plaintiff call of the coyote off in the distance, but even that failed to muster a flash of light from the north.
So, we called it a night at 12 o’clock and returned home.
If I find an article today that says the lights started at 12:01, someone from the local astronomical club will be sitting uncomfortably on their stethoscope.
Actually, that wouldn’t be terrible uncomfortable. They should be sitting on a telescope.
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