Re: [APML] Auroral activity over New Mexico

[hermperez@worldnet.att.net (Herm)]

Mike Smith thinks he may have seen it, we were doing a public event (Planetary
Conjuction Disaster 2000) down here in Miami.

Herm


"Kenneth Webb (USF)" <kwebb1@scooby.lklnd.usf.edu>  wrote:

>
>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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