Re: [APML] Auroral activity over New Mexico

[Graham <cmm@vianet.on.ca>]

I thought others might be interested in one of the Auroral warning messages
and pointers to
further info........

From: Cary Oler <oler@solar.spacew.com>
Subject: AstroAlert: Major Auroral Storm Updated Conditions - 07 April
To: sun-earth@skypub.com
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 03:57:29 -0600 (MDT)
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UPDATED AURORAL STORM CONDITIONS (09:55 UTC, 07 APRIL):

     The largest auroral storm of the current solar cycle has, for all
intents and purposes, now ended. The magnetic fields which were driving
this auroral storm have now returned to background levels. The auroral oval
has quieted significantly over the last three hours. Although there will
probably be some residual substorm activity over the higher latitudes during
the next 24 hours, there will not be a recurrence of the auroral storming 
for most middle latitude locations. The middle latitude auroral activity
warning and the low latitude auroral activity watch have been terminated.

     There were a large number of people who were able to witness this event
and report their findings. The list, which is still growing, is available
for public viewing at: 

http://www.spacew.com/www/auroras.html.

     We would appreciate observational reports from any other individuals
who witnessed this activity. Observations may be reported using the form
at the URL: http://www.spacew.com/www/subaurora.html. Even though the storm
has now ended, we would appreciate reports from observers for the final
archived record.

     We have received complaints that our warning was received too late to
be useful. It can take many hours for the e-mail to reach all of the e-mail
boxes of everyone subscribed to this list. For those who have experienced
this problem, or for those who would like to receive more rapid warnings,
you may want to consider subscribing to our private lists at: 
http://www.spacew.com/www/sublists.html
Delivery of the watches and warnings for auroral activity on that list
reached all subscribers within 15 minutes as opposed to the almost 6 hours
it may have taken to reach some subscribers of AstroAlert. The material 
e-mailed is, however, a bit more technical and may not be for everyone. We 
try to simplify the material for those on the AstroAlert list and believe it
may be more enjoyable to read and easier for most people to decipher.

     Our thanks go out to all of those who have contributed (and will yet
contribute) their observations during this auroral storm event.

     Those who are interested in maintaining an eye on higher latitude
auroral activity may want to check out the near-real-time all-sky camera
images available from the Canadian Space Agency at:
http://www.sp-agency.ca/www_forms/rt_asi.htm. Any residual substorm activity
should be visible there.

     There are other good sites on the Internet as well (too many to list
here), such as the all-sky camera images and the updated all-sky auroral 
activity movies made available from the Poker Flat Research Range in Alaska
(http://www.pfrr.alaska.edu).


** End of Update **

cheers, Graham



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      Graham            cmm@vianet.on.ca

Are the shadows there for me to find, or placed there by my searching mind.
When I reach and find them gone, was I right or was I wrong?

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