Re: [APML] Aurora!!

["Chris & Jennifer Cook" <ccjd@ix.netcom.com>]

Jim -
I saw the same effect of the vertical streaks.  As one would form and move
off to the west, another would take its place.  Some moved off to the east
as well.  I also noticed much of the activity was in the NW but there were
also smaller pillars in the E and NE.  Very cool!

Chris


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Chris Cook
Astronomical Photography
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Ives <flyboy9990@earthlink.net>
To: astro-photo@seds.org <astro-photo@seds.org>
Date: Sunday, September 08, 2002 10:12 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] Aurora!!


>I was out Saturday working on a drift alignmnet when I saw the Northern
>Lights. At 43deg N they stretched past due East and past Due west! They
were
>tward the South about 20degrees from due over my head! Couldn't believe it.
>I was watching them traveling to the west in vertical streaks and it was
>like vertical blinds closing one after the other. I never saw any quite
like
>this! They were out from 9pm to 2:30 AM!
>    I snapped a bunch of photos with a 28mm. Keeping my fingers crossed!
>Jim Ives
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Chris & Jennifer Cook" <ccjd@ix.netcom.com>
>To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
>Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 12:06 PM
>Subject: Re: [APML] Aurora!!
>
>
>> Hi Chris -
>> I knew something was up very early because as the sky got dark, the whole
>> northern sky looked like Boston was about 15 miles away.  And its really
>75
>> miles to the NW.
>> Maybe we'll luck out again in the near future.
>>
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>> ==================
>> Chris Cook
>> Astronomical Photography
>> www.abmedia.com/astro
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Chris Schur <cschur@cybertrails.com>
>> To: astro-photo@seds.org <astro-photo@seds.org>
>> Date: Sunday, September 08, 2002 9:55 AM
>> Subject: RE: [APML] Aurora!!
>>
>>
>> >Chris - so envious of your lattitude! There MAY have been a photographic
>> >Aurora here last night, but we were in the middle of a huge monsoon
>storm.
>> >
>> >Chris Schur
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: owner-astro-photo@seds.org [mailto:owner-astro-photo@seds.org]On
>> >Behalf Of Chris & Jennifer Cook
>> >Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 6:49 PM
>> >To: astro-photo@seds.org
>> >Subject: Re: [APML] Aurora!!
>> >
>> >
>> >For about 15 minutes the northern sky up to Polaris east to Cass and
west
>> to
>> >Mizar was full of bright red and green pillars.  Very beautiful!  So I
>> guess
>> >living farther north does have its advantages sometime... <g>
>> >Activity has died off at this point.... more later?
>> >
>> >
>> >Chris
>> >
>> >
>> >==================
>> >Chris Cook
>> >Astronomical Photography
>> >www.abmedia.com/astro
>> >
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: Chris & Jennifer Cook <ccjd@ix.netcom.com>
>> >To: astro-photo@seds.org <astro-photo@seds.org>
>> >Date: Saturday, September 07, 2002 9:08 PM
>> >Subject: [APML] Aurora!!
>> >
>> >
>> >>It just got dark here on the east coast(Cape Cod, MA) and the whole
>> >northern
>> >>half of the sky is very, very bright.  Looks like faint green.  Get out
>> and
>> >>look if you got clear skies!  I'm at 41.5N.
>> >>
>> >>I got the Fuji 800 going through the camera.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Chris
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>==================
>> >>Chris Cook
>> >>Astronomical Photography
>> >>www.abmedia.com/astro
>> >>
>> >>
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