Every few hours I get a text message from Aurora_Alerts announcing planetary magnetic disturbance index (the energy level of the solar wind hitting the earth’s atmosphere). If I’m lucky, a clear night will line up with a high energy discharge, and I will finally get to see the Aurora Borealis!
In the meantime, here is a link to an amazing time lapse of the Aurora made from the ISS (International Space Station) from August to October 2011. Incredible!
Photos (c) 2011 NASA
The Aurora forecast page is here.