Re: [APML] Aurora warning tonight

["D. Kodama" <kodama@alumni.caltech.edu>]

Was anyone monitoring the auroral ring plots here?

  http://www.sec.noaa.gov/pmap/index.html

Back in Feb. I was in Iceland and was monitoring this site.  It was useful
as a near real time indicator of what was going on (without having to get
dressed to go outside).

Dave Kodama



> Hey Ray,
>
> --- Ray Rochelle <r.rochelle@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> I live in Chico Calif just south of you and I thought I saw
>> something. I took a few photos and will let you know tonight after
>> developing the photos and scanning.
>
> Thought you were back East somewhere (NY?).
>
>> Alan I don't know howlate you stayed up but wondered if you saw the
>> meteor at approx. 2300pst in the vicinity of M31?? it entered from
>> M31 from above and dropped into the NNE horizon.
>
> I was shooting until almost 3:30 and saw nothing spectacular regarding
> meteors. Not sure by 2300 PST if you mean 11 PM, or 2:30. At my
> location (trees, hills, skyglow) M31 is not visible until well into the
> morning. Matter of fact, it was my last prime focus shot, started at
> 2:05 AM and ended 75 minutes later. Anything near the core should show
> up.
>
> I also had a Polaris star trail shot going with a 28mm lens most of
> that time so I should have captured any aurora in that vicinity. Not
> developing until early next week though.
>
> Alan
>
>
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