Re: [APML] Intense Aurora Over England

["John C. Mirtle" <spampit@shaw.ca>]

Blue aurora is pretty rare, it represents the most intense levels of aurora.
Ionized Nitrous Oxide I believe. If you have clear skies, get outside! I
have only seen blue 3 or 4 times, it's worth a bit of sleep depravation! I
have a couple of shots of blue on my web site from 1992. Hopefully someone
can improve on them. We are digging out from 8" of snow, no observing for a
few more days. :-(

http://members.shaw.ca/jmirtle/aurora2.htm
http://members.shaw.ca/jmirtle/aurora3.htm
http://members.shaw.ca/jmirtle/aurora4.htm

Try 400 or faster film, f1.8, 30 to 34 seconds. Bracket like crazy!

John Mirtle
Calgary, Ab. Canada

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eddie Guscott" <eddie.guscott@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: "APML" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 4:59 PM
Subject: [APML] Intense Aurora Over England


Hi All

Just got back from my local (35 miles distant) dark site where I and two
others witnessed a quite intense auroral display between 21.45/22.15UT this
evening 29 October.

Hopefully will get film developed tomorrow.

Vivid red/green/blue rays and curtains.

We were lucky - found a clear spot between clouds and mist.

For anyone reading this in UK - althought I am now clouded out in Essex, the
York magnetometer still showing storm activity - so get outside and have a
look ... NOW !!!!

Eddie Guscott


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