Re: [APML] Auroral activity over New Mexico

[Emmanuele Sordini <vega@ulisse.it>]

Hi all!
You lucky guys... I live at 44°25' North and have never had the least
chance to observe one. Too bad weather was awful last week (Philip, are
you there? Even though I live at the same latitude as Luberon and some
500 km east, I was blessed with a very compact blanket of clouds :-(((
).

Besides, I live in a 650000-people city. Anybody think I could have 
noticed anything from downtown such a "light swamp"?

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Bye
Emmanuele Sordini.

P.S. I've also noticed some quarreling in this thread. Maybe I should
just shut up, but for gosh's sake please let's stop it before it breaks
out. I have too fresh memories of flaming and ruining of the APML's 
friendly atmosphere.

Philip Perkins wrote:
> 
> At 01:07 AM 07/04/00 -0600, Tom & Lou Krajci wrote:
> >Did anyone observe or photograph the aurora over New Mexico tonight?  It was
> >a red curtain with brighter white/gray/green bottom.
> 
> Tom,
> 
> There was a fantastic Aurora last night visible in southern France,
> latitude about 44 degrees.  It lasted for nearly two hours and peaked at
> about 1:30am local time.  It was predominantly a beautiful crimson red
> colour with long streamers and curtains with alternating white / greenish
> tints which changed even as I was watching.  It stretched upwards for more
> than 40 degrees above the horizon and was so bright that it would have
> completely fogged my photo if I was shooting in the north. However I was
> shooting in the Leo region, so hopefully my photo is OK :-)  I took some
> photos of the Aurora, but unfortunately I missed the most spectacular part
> at 1:30am.
> 
> This is the first time I have seen an Aurora from so far south.  I was so
> astonished at seeing it that it took me a couple of minutes to work out
> what the heck it was! :-)
> 
> --Philip
> Philip Perkins - philip@astrocruise.com
> Wiltshire UK & Luberon France
> Astrocruise - http://www.astrocruise.com
> 
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