[meteorite-list] Reports of Night Red Clouds from Ontario to Texas 24OCT2011

[Chris Peterson]

Yes, the auroral activity extended very far south. We had a strong 
showing of red (and green) auroras here in central Colorado, with 
activity straight overhead, so I'm not surprised it might be seen in 
Texas. The show tonight looked very similar to what we saw back in the 
early 2000s, when auroras were seen even in northern Mexico.

The show lasted about 30 minutes, and started about an hour after 
sunset. Nothing for the last few hours, but I'm keeping my eyes peeled.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com

On 10/24/2011 8:08 PM, drtanuki wrote:
> Dear List,  My internet site is "lit up" with reports of strange red clouds from Ontario to Texas (100s of queries).  This may be the result of a CME that is/was due to hit Earth today???  Anyone know for sure what is going on?
> http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2011/10/breaking-news-reports-of-red-and-green.html  Dirk Ross...Tokyo