Taurids Meteor Shower 2015

For night photography 

Weather Forecast
Look for a dark sky location http://www.jshine.net/astronomy/dark_sky/ or http://darksky.org/idsp/finder/
Check stargazing weather on http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/chicago-il/60608/astronomy-daily-forecast/348308
Check moon phase https://stardate.org/nightsky/moon
Check for clouds http://www.cleardarksky.com/csk/prov/index_map.html
http://www.cleardarksky.com/csk/prov/Illinois_map.html
http://www.cleardarksky.com/csk/prov/Indiana_map.html

Aurora Forecast
http://www.softservenews.com/
Check aurora forecast http://www.aurora-service.eu/aurora-forecast/
Check hourly weather http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Troms/ 

Norway Tromso 2014

Northern Lights North of NYC view from Long Island