Liala HelalAfter meteorologists predicted a spectacular northern lights display, many Minnesotans pried themselves off their couches last night and headed out to check it out. The forecast included the possibility that the aurora borealis would be visible from the Twin Cities.
The reports we’re seeing from social media are that clouds got in the way for many.
On MPR’s Facebook page, there were more than 60 comments about the northern lights last night. Initial excitement was followed by disappointment.
Brian Thavis wrote:
Well, guess who rousted himself out of the house and got in a car and drove out of town for minimal light pollution on a cloudless night
Heather Albert Scavo wrote:
Beyond cold = super clear. “Warms up” to 20 and get cloudy. Darn you Mother Nature. Give us something!!
People on Twitter echoed these thoughts — the question kept coming.
Anyone in #mn see #northernlights yet?
— Rudy Fig (@RudyFig) January 10, 2014
At least someone in England saw them:
As hope fizzled away last night, I’m glad I appreciated my beginner’s luck chasing #Aurora in 2012: http://t.co/TvhPxLzqNz #NorthernLights
— Jack Lowe Studio (@JackLoweStudio) January 10, 2014
And this guy in Nottingham made his own display:
I was one of a very few to witness the #NorthernLights last night, and it was magnificent pic.twitter.com/moH8UOBUHp
— Michael Pattinson (@MikePattinson) January 10, 2014
Our question: Did anyone actually see the northern lights?
