Re: [APML] Auroral activity over New Mexico

["Kenneth Webb (USF)" <kwebb1@scooby.lklnd.usf.edu>]

Hi all!
Man, you northern guys have all the fun, I live at 28 deg and never get to
see stuff like that-except that lucky one about 10 years ago. Maybe the
sun will really act up again and we Floridians will get see one!

Ken Webb

On Sat, 8 Apr 2000, Emmanuele Sordini wrote:

> 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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