Aurora Alert 12/9 - 12/14

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NoH2O Everson, WA(Zone 8a) Dec 10, 2003

This aurora alert came from the Geophysical Institute on December 9 2003:

Despite the dearth of solar events, there will be high auroral activity every night for at least 3 nights (Dec. 9, 10, and 11 and perhaps until the 14th). This is due to a fast stream in the solar wind during a time when the solar wind magnetic field is generally directed southward.

The equatorward edge of the aurora near midnight will reach at least to Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan and New York.

In Europe, aurora will be visible from England, Northern Europe and Russia north of 55 deg Lat.

The southern lights will be visible from Tasmania and southern New Zealand.

This is not as large an effect as was visible around the 30th of October and the 21st of November. So the southern States, southern Europe and Australia will have to wait until that solar active region comes around again, hopefully during the new moon period before Christmas.

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Ponditis Lincoln City, OR(Zone 9a) Dec 10, 2003

Whhhooooo Hoooooo I am going out to look!

Thanks for the heads up.

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Lenjo Mount Angel, OR(Zone 8a) Dec 10, 2003

Except it is so rarely clear here at night. Boo Hoo !!!

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Ponditis Lincoln City, OR(Zone 9a) Dec 11, 2003

Lenjo, you need to quit sending me your rain. I thought I was in the desert!

Too cloudy and rainy for any light show. Still hopeful though.

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zone3_newbie North Tonawanda, NY(Zone 3a) Dec 11, 2003

Clouded over here, too, but hoping I may get to see something one of these days...I've only seen the aurora once, and that's not enough! "Once" is for things like chickenpox, measles and such.

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NoH2O Everson, WA(Zone 8a) Dec 11, 2003

LOL, Zone3! I can think of lots of things once is enough for! And it has been cloudy and rainy here ever since I posted this.

You can sign up here to be on the Aurora Alert list. They will email you when there is a probability of an aurora event. http://www.gi.alaska.edu/mailman/listinfo/gse-aa

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Ponditis Lincoln City, OR(Zone 9a) Dec 12, 2003

It was clear earlier tonight so maybe tonight will be the night.

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