Snowy Greetings,It's becoming hard for me not to believe that there's a connection between active northern lights and cloudy skies. It seems that almost every time the aurora is active and the auroral oval shifts far enough south for us Mainers to see it, it's either snowing, raining or completely overcast. In the photo, from the excellent website, spaceweather.com, the northern lights are real, but the polar bears are made of snow.
So, guess what: Active Aurora forecast for tonight! visible at mid-latitudes. So, if by chance there's a break in the clouds, look up for swirls of green.
I'm glad that winter is back, but this weekend several spring-like signs were reported:
chipmunks roused from hibernation and were seen eating below bird feeders
skunks were out and active
a noctuid (owlet moth) caterpillar was out roaming around on the snow.
Enjoy the snow and good luck getting a peek at the aurora.
The Dorr Museum of Natural History
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