From anonymous at fakedomain.ips  Wed Mar 21 08:00:16 2001
From: anonymous at fakedomain.ips (anonymous)
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 08:00:16 +1100
Subject: Report of Aurora Observation
Message-ID: <mailman.34.1524791717.86371.ips-aurora-sightings@ips.gov.au>

Dear Sirs,

I am forwarding this to you of a sighting yesterday morning.

The sighting was from about half way between Ballan and Gordon (near
Ballarat) at an elevation of 530 m.  My home address features extremely
clear skies, usually, and I always look for aurora's having spotted a really
fantastic one last year (which I reported to you).  I would have sent it
yesterday (from work where I had your contact details) but the car's clutch
cable broke! 

Message, originally to a colleague at work, follows ...

Rick,

There was an aurora this morning visible quite brightly from 6:00 (or
earlier?) to about 6:15.  It faded out by about 6:20.  I rang up the ABC and
they announced it, but they actually had to wait for the early morning
edition of AM, then the weather and by the time they actually did announce
it ~6:18, it had largely become very difficult to see.  It was a little bit
more visible at about 6:20 - 6:22, but then disappeared in the increasing
ambient light.  I would have called you, but I was outside looking at it and
I haven't dialled in your 'phone no's into my mobile.

It wasn't very pretty at all; really just moving sheets of white to the
slightest tinge of pink with varying brightness filaments in them which
moved about, within the sheets, too.  Covered the sky from virtually the
horizon (mostly) to about 30
degrees elevation.  In the South, but wandered perhaps 15 to 20 degrees more
or less about South I suppose, perhaps a little more South East.  Sometimes
there was just 1 sheet and sometimes perhaps three sheets were visible, but
I could not see any of the classic folds like I have seen many years ago and
of aurora in pictures.

Regards,

Peter  

> Dr Peter Leigh-Jones, Principal Engineer
> Invetech Operations Pty Ltd
> 495 Blackburn Rd
> Mt Waverley, Victoria
> AUSTRALIA 3149
> Telephone:   <SNIP>
> 
> 
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From anonymous at fakedomain.ips  Wed Mar 21 20:42:33 2001
From: anonymous at fakedomain.ips (anonymous)
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 04:42:33 EST
Subject: Aurora report
Message-ID: <4e.131c1e17.27e9d189@fakedomain.ips

Hi ... i live in Tok, Alaska.  Have seen auroras up here since 1952.  Last 
night's was surely one of the tops.  colors in blood red, blue, bluegreen, 
yellows, yellow'greens, greys.  Vibrant, so light you could not see stars at 
times.  Multi ribbons cascading east/west, horizon to horizon, and at times 
spectacular action in every direction.  One of the most "splendiferous" 
performances i have ever seen.  Best from about ll pm to 3 am, with strongest 
performance of all between ll and l am. What a show!!!!!!!!  wish you were 
here!!!!!! Love, margie.  <SNIP Address>.  I think these occurred 
so strongly because my camera batteries all were dead ... wouldn't you know 
it!!!!! 
PS ... am watching for lights tonight ... at about 10 pm, Tuesday say some on 
the northern horizon.  light ones overhead hardly noticeable at about 
midnight.  nothing since.  will keep you posted ... hoping for repeat 
performance tonight when i have the batteries in good shape!!!!  lol.  love, 
margie.


From anonymous at fakedomain.ips  Thu Mar 22 22:22:46 2001
From: anonymous at fakedomain.ips (anonymous)
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 11:22:46 -0000
Subject: Aurora obseravtion
Message-ID: <00ae01c0b2c2$6bcf9660$0217dbd4@fakedomain.ips

VHF auroral propagation (144 MHz) observed from Edinburgh U.K.   (55?N 3?W) at 1700 -1745 UT 20th March 2001.  Propagation extended as far south as 50?N.

Kind Regards


Peter
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From anonymous at fakedomain.ips  Thu Mar 29 00:53:23 2001
From: anonymous at fakedomain.ips (anonymous)
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 09:53:23 -0500
Subject: Aurora
Message-ID: <003801c0b796$d831e5a0$3ae721d0@fakedomain.ips

Dear Sir:

I saw the Aurora this morning at 4:00 AM.  I live in Keweenaw County in Michigan's Upper Peninsula just outside of Calumet.  Apparently, it was nearly over by the time I saw it as it was not a real good display, but significant.

Bonnie
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From anonymous at fakedomain.ips  Thu Mar 29 00:33:50 2001
From: anonymous at fakedomain.ips (anonymous)
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 22:33:50 +0800
Subject: Aurora from WA
Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.20010328223501.3457c494@fakedomain.ips

Hi

A fisherman from Dillon Bay on the South Coast reported
faint auroral activity visible due S at 1200UT on 28/3/01.
Pink region, no moving curtains.


First report we've had since AUgust 2000.

Cheers

Peter Birch
Peter V Birch
Astronomer
Perth Observatory Bickley 6076 Western Australia

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   Courage to change the things I can, 
   and the Wisdom to know the difference"





From anonymous at fakedomain.ips  Fri Mar 30 00:07:15 2001
From: anonymous at fakedomain.ips (anonymous)
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 09:07:15 EST
Subject: ips-aurora-alert digest, Vol 1 #8 - 1 msg
Message-ID: <5a.132f8e10.27f49b93@fakedomain.ips


In a message dated 28/3/01 5:01:50 PM, you wrote:

<<asfc at fakedomain.ips

The aurora seen from Tok, Alaska, on Tuesday evening, about ll:30 pm, was 
beautiful.  Longlasting, vibrant.  You could not see stars around the aurora, 
though you could in the other dark parts of the sky.  There were mainly 
flaring curtains, toward both the eastern and the western sky, running 
predominantly north to south.  Love, margie.


From anonymous at fakedomain.ips  Sat Mar 31 22:01:56 2001
From: anonymous at fakedomain.ips (anonymous)
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 22:01:56 +1000
Subject: Aurora
Message-ID: <001001c0b9da$62baeb00$893554d2@fakedomain.ips

Hi
Aurora observed from Forest Hill, (147.4670E, 35.1500 S)9.30 pm AEST,  31/03/01.

Red glow on the SSE horizon, slow movement fading to a white glow with a violet tinge by 10.00PM. 
Display is ongoing.
Peter Dunbabin
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From anonymous at fakedomain.ips  Sat Mar 31 22:24:23 2001
From: anonymous at fakedomain.ips (anonymous)
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 22:24:23 +1000
Subject: Aurora visible from Canberra, Sat 31 Mar.
Message-ID: <3AC5CC77.16788707@fakedomain.ips

Hi,

I received your email Aurora alerts today and you were right on the
button.

>From anon at fakedomain.ips
moonlight and not good dark seeing (Large Magellanic Cloud just visible)
I saw auroral elements on three occasions.  The first was what looked
like the top of 5577A rays in a SSE direction at about 10 degres alt, a
bit before 8pm, Saturday March 31.  These faded quickly. They were about
IBC2 because the color was marginal.  A large reddish patch with a bit
of vertical structure appeared around 8.15, due west (!!) between 5 and
20 degrees altitude Definitely 6300A, IBC2-3.  Also clearly seen by my
sister who was in a darker location south of Canberra.

Third observation, a distinct formless red (6300A) glow slightly east of
due south, rising to an altitude of about 20 degrees from the southerly
horizon (of which abt 3 degrees was obscured from my location) Time,
9.10pm to about 9.20pm EST.

Not the most dazzling display I've ever seen (how about an overhead
Corona bright enough to read by?) but not bad for Canberra in the city
lights.

Call me on <SNIP> or email me (here or at <SNIP>) if
you need any more details.

Regards

DN
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From anonymous at fakedomain.ips  Sat Mar 31 22:26:51 2001
From: anonymous at fakedomain.ips (anonymous)
Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2001 00:26:51 +1200
Subject: aurora in Chch March 31st, 2330 NZST
Message-ID: <B6EC264B.317%cawalshe@fakedomain.ips

Hi,
Aurora seen in south - south east. Extended to height above horizon of
approx 25 degrees. Colour red in southeast and green/marine in south. Both
colours appeared to have 'shafts of light' through them or a curtain like
appearance. Aurora lasted for approx 30 minutes.

Your site is useful and interesting - thanks

Charlotte 


From anonymous at fakedomain.ips  Sat Mar 31 20:33:03 2001
From: anonymous at fakedomain.ips (anonymous)
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 05:33:03 -0500
Subject: Report of Aurora Observation
Message-ID: <000801c0b9cd$f8053920$40770518@fakedomain.ips

I would like to report an aurora sighting from the March 31 Geomagentic
Storm.  I saw a report that lots of activity was being seen from roughly my
latittude out in California.  My wife and I drove out to a reasonably dark
area outside of Landrum, South Carolina constantly observing a dull crimson
glow whenever we could get away from streetlights. This was first noticed at
04:30 UT but it wasn't until about 05:00 that we got to where we could
really see the celestial light show.  As we finally got into darkness my
wife told me to pull over quick, that there were light colored streaks
shimmering in the red glow.  I pulled of in a drive way and we watched a
spectacular display from here in northwestern SC, approximately 35 N 82 W.
The sky showed a very bright deep crimson glow extending from the horizon up
about 45 degrees and the glow stretched from roughly Coma Bernices in the
west all the
way over past Lyra in the northeast.  As we sat by the side of the road, we
watched numerous
light-colored, slightly greenish tinged streaks appear, they slowly shifted
around and disappeared and reapppeared, seeming to come together to a point
almost directly over Arcturus for a while, which was close to the zenith.
We watched it shift and glow for about 20 minutes before it slowly faded
away.  At one point a very large light colored band slowly grew and split
the red into two distinct beams like crimson spotlights.  It then began to
fade, which lasted slowly until about 06:15 UT, though it was difficult to
tell exactly when it faded completely out as fog started to roll in.  As it
faded most of the sky was glowing a dim red, when we hit a fog free spot I
could see it distinctly to the north directly over the big dipper out of the
car window on the way back and my wife said she could just barely see it
high in the southeast.  It was an eerie, spectacular display and by far the
best one I've ever seen this far south.

whyzard
aka
Jim Menius
Spartanburg, SC




From anonymous at fakedomain.ips  Sat Mar 31 23:55:44 2001
From: anonymous at fakedomain.ips (anonymous)
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 23:55:44 +1000
Subject: [Ips-aurora-alert] IPS AURORA ALERT
Message-ID: <200103311338.XAA12822@fakedomain.ips

Aurora observed at Rainbow, North West Victoria, Lat 35.9 deg S, Long 142
deg E 1320UTC onwards Sat 31/3/01


From anonymous at fakedomain.ips  Sat Mar 31 15:21:56 2001
From: anonymous at fakedomain.ips (anonymous)
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 15:21:56 
Subject: Aurora
Message-ID: <F77DbH8J0sca0ZkfzDs00008cd5@fakedomain.ips

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From anonymous at fakedomain.ips  Sat Mar 31 17:11:12 2001
From: anonymous at fakedomain.ips (anonymous)
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 23:11:12 -0800
Subject: aurora 31 march 2001
Message-ID: <000d01c0b9b1$c6edd840$1f99ca3f@fakedomain.ips

hello.

at your request (on the web page), i am writing to give you information regarding the aurora seen tonight in the northern skies.  i live in the united states, in the state of california, in the city of atascadero.  we saw the sky in a beautiful red glow at about 10:30 PST.  we looked again at about 11:00 PST and it had disappeared.  

if you would like any other information, please feel free to contact me.

i hope this information is useful.

~ramona
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