Re: [APML] The Perfect Storm - Aurora

["DEREK BAKER" <derekb@sympatico.ca>]

At it's peak, from here in Southern Ontario, the main body of the pink and
violet (and little green!) aurora was in the north east ! there was a
long-lived coronal display. I suspect that the oval must be leaning to the
east as you suggest and over my latitude, perhaps giving our friends in the
British isles and Europe the best show.

cheers

Derek

----- Original Message -----
From: John C. Mirtle <spampit@shaw.ca>
To: Discussion of Film Astrophotography <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 9:10 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] The Perfect Storm - Aurora


> Chris,
>     I don't mind sharing! We get several displays like that every solar
max.
> When you get a show like you described, along with everything pulsating
once
> or twice a second, it's pretty darn impressive. Try observing or
> photographing a 10th mag galaxy through it though! Oddly enough, there is
no
> evidence of any aurora here at all! The aurora "ring" must be pushed well
> south of my latitude. Probably a good thing, we are at -14C and dropping.
> Hope you remembered to take some pictures! Any blues??
>
> John Mirtle
> Calgary, Ab. Canada
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Cook" <ccjd@ix.netcom.com>
> To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 6:29 PM
> Subject: [APML] The Perfect Storm - Aurora
>
>
> And I thought John Mirtle was the only one to see this? <g>  Although
> activity has subsided around here (its 8:30pm EST), I witnessed the most
> awesome auroral display I've ever seen.  Hundreds of pillars pulsating up
> past the zenith, they were so bright the ground was illuminated a
> pinkish/red.  And then to top it off, a corona at the zenith formed!!
At
> this point the sky was totally covered with aurora.  Way past Mars to the
> south.  In the 18 years I've been into astronomy, I've never seen a
display
> so beautiful!  And the night is just beginning.......:-)
>
> At least for us New England astronomers, this should be called "The
Perfect
> Storm".. and what perfect timing..... October 30, 2003 vs. October 30,
1991.
>
> Chris
>
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