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Just a heads up for those interested in taking pics
tonight of a possible disturbance of the auroral kind.
Heres a few links and some info on the current
watches and warnings.
Good fortune,
Brian
Magnetometers and such
Watches/Warnings:
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MIDDLE LATITUDE AURORAL ACTIVITY WATCH
WATCH ISSUED: 10:45 UTC, 30 SEPTEMBER 2002
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VALID BEGINNING AT: IMMEDIATELY VALID UNTIL: 19:00 UTC (3 pm EDT) ON 01 OCTOBER HIGH RISK PERIOD: 30 SEP (UTC DAYS)
MODERATE RISK PERIOD: 30 SEP - 01 OCT PREDICTED ACTIVITY INDICES: 24, 16, 12, 12 (30 SEPTEMBER - 03
OCTOBER)
POTENTIAL MAGNITUDE OF MIDDLE LATITUDE AURORAL ACTIVITY: MODERATE
POTENTIAL DURATION OF THIS ACTIVITY: MAIN BELT = 12
HOURS
MINOR BELT = 12 TO 36 HOURS ESTIMATED OPTIMUM OBSERVING CONDITIONS: PRIOR TO LOCAL MIDNIGHT
EXPECTED LUNAR INTERFERENCE: MODERATE AFTER MOONRISE
OVERALL OPPORTUNITY FOR OBSERVATIONS FROM MIDDLE LATITUDES: FAIR TO
POOR
AURORAL ACTIVITY *MAY* BE OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY NORTH OF A LINE
FROM...
NORTHERN WASHINGTON STATE TO CENTRAL IDAHO TO SOUTHERN MONTANA
TO NORTHERN
SOUTH DAKOTA TO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TO WISCONSIN TO MICHIGAN TO NORTHERN NEW YORK STATE TO VERMONT TO NEW HAMPSHIRE TO SOUTHERN MAINE. ACTIVITY *MAY* ALSO BE OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY NORTH OF A LINE FROM...
UNITED KINGDOM TO NORTHERN NETHERLANDS TO NORTHERN GERMANY TO
NORTHERN
POLAND TO LITHUANIA TO NORTHERN RUSSIA. EXTREME SOUTHERN REGIONS OF NEW ZEALAND MAY ALSO SPOT PERIODS OF ACTIVITY. SYNOPSIS...
The observed arrival of an interplanetary
disturbance together with the
anticipated arrival of a coronal hole based disturbance may combine to produce occasionally favorable conditions for middle latitude auroral activity over the next 24 to 36 hours. Although no widespread significant storm activity is anticipated, localized substorming may become rather strong and could promote middle latitude sightings of activity. This watch will remain valid through 19:00 UTC (3
pm EDT) on 01 October.
It will then be updated or allowed to expire. For updated information, visit: http://www.spacew.com/aurora/forum.html
PLEASE REPORT OBSERVATIONS OF AURORAL ACTIVITY
TO:
http://solar.spacew.com/submitsighting.html Observations reported here are permanently
recorded for future study and
are immediately made available in real-time to a large network of observers world-wide via the Internet, e-mail and pager. If you observe activity, your assistance to contribute to this database would be appreciated. A FREE trial of the space weather "SWIM" software
package is now
available at: http://www.spacew.com/swim. Use it to monitor current conditions. It may also be used to monitor any image resource you find on the Internet (including almost any type of 'cam' or "pictures of the day" you can find). ** End of Watch ** Freeze this moment
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