Lights Out Reminders
Birds
Automatic email reminders from BirdCast (Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Purdue University) that will notify you when the migration forecast is high for your area.
Four Wisconsin cities are now available for alerts: Appleton, La Crosse, Madison, and Milwaukee. Select one or more of those cities, and/or others that are close to where you live when you sign up for their email alerts. They expect 8-10 alerts per season (spring/fall).
Fireflies
Sign up to receive emails from Lights Out Wisconsin!
We will email you notices for when fireflies start blinking in Wisconsin, and when it’s especially important for you to turn off exterior lights from sunset to sunrise.
Northern Lights
Recommended apps that will notify you when Northern Lights displays are expected, so you can prioritize minimizing light pollution
Space Weather Live
Free app for iPhone and Android.
Link to website
This app uses official data sources from NOAA, NASA, and other organizations.
My Aurora Forecast & Alert
Free app for iPhone and Android.
This app uses official data sources from NOAA, NASA, and other organizations.
Aurorasaurus
Aurorasaurus is a NASA citizen science project that crowdsources aurora sightings to show you where aurora is actually being seen.
Background photo by Stephen Rahn CC BY 2.0