Auroras Tonight?

“Space Weather News for Nov. 27, 2002, 0000 UT

A solar coronal mass ejection (CME) swept past Earth at approximately 21:50 UT (4:50 p.m. EST) on Tuesday, Nov. 26th, and triggered an ongoing geomagnetic storm. When the CME arrived, the interplanetary magnetic field near Earth tilted south--a condition that favors Northern Lights. Sky
watchers in northern Europe, Canada and northern US states (where night is falling as the geomagnetic storm intensifies) should therefore be alert for auroras. Visit SpaceWeather.com for more information and updates.

http://www.spaceweather.com”

“Hourly STD DMSP/POLAR Auroral Activity Report


Space Environment Center

"Current Conditions"

Auroral Activity Extrapolated from NOAA POES

As of 6:26 PM EST, on an intensity scale of 1 to 9... it was 9”

“Man I wish I could see it!

8)”

“Me Too!!!

I've got clear skies, but I'm always too far south!



This is weird... the other page says that scale maxes out at 9 and the latest plot from 8:35 EST says the intensity was up to 10...?

This isn't a visual image --- it's an animation they generate from the latest satellite data. Pretty cool, though...


”

“Philly is socked in with clouds from this developing nor'easter, so it's a wash for me. Comets, meteor showers, and auroras usually bring clouds to wherever I am, although I've gotten lucky from time to time. But not tonight!”

“What's happening? One day the stars are falling. Now the North Polar Region appears to be on fire! Please tell me it's not the end! Buck Rogers, if you can hear me, please come save us.”

“HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

8O”

“Easy nowslimmer, just a little depravity that Mother Nature likes to put on from time to time for our edification and enjoyment. Don't run out on the beach and suck in red tide gas.”

“It's okay Crazy Mike, pour another scotch and fire up a stogie. Enjoy the show.”

“.'Don't run out on the beach and suck in red tide gas.'
Geobeet

No beach for me. I'm still coughing from all that I inhaled at work today. If that red tide persists,I'm going to have to transfer to a store away from the beach area.”

“Probably would not be a bad idea. Can that stuff do permanent damage?”

“Another cigar does sound good!

8)”

“Cool pics!

Nothing showing up on the live cam... yet”

“The BLM cam only looks out at the river from the office.”

“

I guess they could show up here. Too bad the building lights are on.”

“Tilt Who are you? If your background is already contained in one or more strings, please give links to them. Otherwise, please provide us with some of the followinginformation about yourself:

education
education in astronomy
equipment, if any
Hours per week reading/studying this stuff
Who shares your interest?
Do you attend any club meetings?
or talks, presentations?
anything else!

You present a lot of interesting information, so there must be a lot of interesting things about yourself that we would enjoy hearing. Or, if you want, you can tell us nothing, perhaps we have no need to pry. Your life is your own, but our trails may cross some day!

Thanks, Paul”

“Be careful what you ask for!!!!”

“.'Can that stuff do permanent damage?'
Geobeet

Yes, to people who have some illnesses or allergies.

Check the 'red tide' string or this LINK for information, if you're interested.”

“Pathman - Enjoyed your pictures. Thanks.”

“Oh no, not my pics. I just provided the link. The owner is the guy who manages the Fairbanks BLM webcam page.”

“Jeeeeez, Nowslimmer. I'll have to call my publicist and start interviewing ghostwriters...

Seems like I did put something like that together not long ago. Geobeet was talking about the radiotelescope near Green Bank, West [By G-d (smile when you say that, Podner)] Virginia...

What thread Was that?

The Readers' Digest Version is that I'm just a run-of-the-mill rabid amateur and longtime subscriber to Sky & Telescope. I'm mostly into naked-eye/binocular observing (though I do tend to drool when exposed to the glossy photos of the Big Glass in the adverts). There was an Astronomy course I took in highschool, but I was into it before then. In fact, stumbling around in the freezing darkness is what eventually lead me to backpacking.

Be sure to check out the 'Interactice Sky Chart' on the S&T observing page.



Heeeeeeeeeere's Something Creepy, LOL... I fed 'identity' to Bartlett's Quotations webpage and look what happened:


Somewhere--in desolate wind-swept space--
In Twilight-land--in No-man’s land--
Two hurrying Shapes met face to face,
And bade each other stand.

“And who are you?” cried one, agape,
Shuddering in the gloaming light.
“I know not,” said the second Shape,
“I only died last night.”

Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836–1907)


(I ought to file that away for next Halloween, <G>... the online version of the Columbia Encyclopedia says 'Aldrich also excelled at writing light verse,' LOL)”

“Hey Tilt...

I guess this explains why I am getting poor radio reception yesterday and today???”

“Could beeeeeeeeeeeee...

Have you ever known anyone who had a tooth that would pick up AM?”

“These solar storms can disrupt shortwave radio communications and some AM as well. And probably higher frequency stuff too. Strangely east-west stuff is affected worse than north-south.”

“You have now entered the Twilight ZONE.....”

“this is a madhouse... feels like being stoned”

“Hey, did you notice? Its still dark in Fairbanks. Bookmark that link if you want to see a very short day on the Winter Solstice. About 2.5 hours. I think that camera is pointed south, so you can watch the day pass.”

“Yeah, I was noticing that... you know I can't hardly get enough of that Darkness!

(then again, I haven't spent much time that close to 90 degrees North Or South, <G>)


You want to talk about a madhouse --- I just escaped from the grocery store.”

“... you know I can't hardly get enough of that Darkness!

Don't let stikmon hear you say that!”

“oh yeahh, Riiiiiiight, LOL

Heck, everyone knows the Dark Side is more fun! I mean, ever since Paradise Lost fer pete's sake.”

“.'I just escaped from the grocery store.'
Tilt

Please tell me how. I feel sooooooooooooo(been reading lizs) trapped. Just worked seven consecutive days.”

“I only had to endure it for an hour or so. It must be Pure Fun for you folks down there this week... and next month!

Here's something to distract you from the Horror, LOL.... esp. that Venus, Mars and Lunar Crescent conjuction on Sunday morning. I wonder if Bunyip will be anywhere near the 'path of totality' for that eclipse on the 4th....


HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS WEEK'S SKY

* On Sunday morning December 1st, the waning crescent Moon shines close to Venus in the southeastern sky. Faint Mars is just to Venus's right.
* New Moon on December 4th.
* A total eclipse of the Sun will be visible in parts of southern Africa and south-central Australia on December 4th. All of Australia and much of Africa will be treated to a partial eclipse.

For details, see This Week's Sky at a Glance and Planet Roundup:

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/ataglance/”

“So did anybody see the aurora?”

“"Not I," said the blind man.

I never see SQUAT down here, LOL. For auroras to be visible in central Georgia, you folks Up There would be COOKED.

I haven't checked on the reports, but I think the northern tier should've gotten a good show, barring cloud cover.”

“Check here:

http://www.spacew.com/aurora/forum.html”

“how cool! i JUST turned in a paper to my astronomy professor on Monday which was about coronal mass ejections and how they effect the earth. i guess this will be a good topic of conversation come Wednesday, when i have to present hte paper to him.

there was a HUGE CME in March of 1989, and the norther lights could be seen as far south as the Carribbean. that event also caused 6 million Canadians to be without power, as the charged particles that are sent from the sun wreak havok with power grids. it also disrupted all kinds of communications, and ended up damaging a few satellites, and one fell to its "death".

pretty cool stuff. wish i could see the lights from where i am.”

“YAz... it can be a case of 'too much of a good thing' sometimes!

<G>


hmmm... March of '89... I can't remember what I was doing, but I missed that one too! <grrrrrrrrrrr>”

“How about this site...AuroraWebcam.Com.”

“Cool deal ---

I've got it saved in the Aurora Borealis favorites folder”

“wow...thanks again to you celestial gurus!”

“ALERT: POSSIBLE AURORA DISPLAY

A geomagnetic storm that produced some colorful displays of the aurora
(northern and southern lights) during the night of July 26-27 is weakening. However, skygazers should remain on alert during the evening of the 27-28 as a good display remains a possibility. For more on this colorful celestial light show, see "An Aurora Watcher's Guide" at:

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/auroras/article_164_1.asp


Updated predictions can be found on the Solar Terrestrial Dispatch Web
site:

http://www.spacew.com/”

“Yet once again, thunderclouds are obstructing my view (as if you could see them in South Jersey anyway...)”

“Not much see down here near 33˚ 28' 14" north latitude, that's for sure... even if the clouds weren't there.”

“New photos of recent activity are posted at Spaceweather.com.”

“
Am I blue? Am I blue?
Ain't these tears
in my eyes tellin' you?
”