RE: [APML] Sierra Star Trails Question

[Stuart Heggie <stuart.j.heggie@sympatico.ca>]

Wade, aurora can sometimes come up and die off quickly so having it appear in a star trail but nobody else seeing it is not impossible.

Stuart
> 
> From: "Thomas W. Earle" <twade@bmi.net>
> Date: 2005/08/23 Tue PM 07:55:15 EST
> To: "'Discussion of Film Astrophotography'" <astro-photo@seds.org>
> Subject: RE: RE: [APML] Sierra Star Trails Question
> 
> Allan,
> 
> >With the exception of Reno Nevada - 200 miles to the northeast from
> this site -there are
> >very few lights in the area. 
> 
> It's more than likely not light pollution.:-)
> 
> >I also thought (hoped) there might be some aurora activity
> involved.
> 
> As far south as you are, I would think it is highly unlikely that it
> was auroral in nature given the fact you would have to have a Kp of
> 9+ (i.e. it would have likely produced a spectacular auroral display
> for those farther north); however, anything is possible in the realm
> of space weather.
> 
> Wade
> 
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