Ancaster
Northern lights in Ancaster
Ancaster is at 52° magnetic latitude, far from the auroral oval: only strong geomagnetic storms bring the aurora into view, usually low in the northern sky.
Right now · as of
NOAA’s model gives under 5% overhead in Ancaster right now, and nothing more within 500 km: little chance of seeing it.
It is dark until tomorrow at 06:39.
NOAA SWPC’s OVATION nowcast for . It ignores cloud and moonlight.
Ancaster and the auroral oval
- Ancaster is at 51.7° magnetic latitude (IGRF-14 at 2026.8). The aurora circles the magnetic poles, so this says more about how often it is seen here than the latitude on a map does.
- By a rough rule of thumb, the aurora reaches this far when the Kp index is 8 or more.
Good to know
- NOAA’s model ignores cloud and moonlight: a high chance under cloud means nothing to see.
- It looks about 30 minutes ahead, so it says nothing about later tonight.
- Dark here means the sun at least 12° below the horizon; in twilight only a bright aurora shows.
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