[meteorite-list] Aurora Borealis last night (was: Geminid MeteorShower Count)

[Linton Rohr]

Thanks for posting that, Bernd.
That explains a sighting I experienced in southern Illinois around that 
date.
I stepped outside for some fresh air after a late night band rehearsal and 
for a moment thought that the sunset was still lingering. Then I realized it 
was well after midnight. There were large, shifting areas of pink and 
purplish colors, rather than the green which is apparently more common. That 
was the only time I've ever seen the aurora, but I'd sure like to get up to 
Alaska and take in some more. I still haven't seen a total solar eclipse 
either. One of these days...
Linton

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <bernd.pauli at paulinet.de>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 11:18 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Aurora Borealis last night (was: Geminid 
MeteorShower Count)


> Hello "mt" and List,
>
> Sky & Telescope, July 1981, p. 86: April's Intense Auroral Display
>
> On April 10th, at about 16:55 Universal time, the Sun spewed a solar flare
> from a region near the center of' its disk. It was a modest flare by solar
> standards, but the high-energy electrons and protons it sent speeding out
> into the planetary system were on a collision course with Earth.
>
> Their arrival some 58 hours later was nothing short of spectacular, 
> producing
> an aurora reported => as far south as the Mexican border and Florida. <=
>
> The associated geomagnetic storm was more intense than any since those
> resulting from the great solar Flares of August, 1972.
>
> -------------------------
>
> Best pre-Xmas wishes,
>
> Bernd
>
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