Mike I'm taking the pics with an old Olympus 35mm camera on the "B" setting. I'm new to time exposure pictures, so I'm trying a lot of different things. I'm learning. When I finally get some good pics, I'll post them for sure.
Billy, take a look at this link:
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/pmap/pmapN.html
It gives the probability of where one can view Auroras in North America. Usually it doesn't reach as far south as my area (Montreal), but last night was quite a lightshow. It's supposed to be nice again tonight, but to view them it also has to be a clear evening free of cloud cover (obviously).