From anonymous at fakedomain.ips  Tue Aug 19 06:50:02 2003
From: anonymous at fakedomain.ips (anonymous)
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 08:50:02 +1200
Subject: Aurora report
Message-ID: <3F41E4BA.7927.1935FCC3@fakedomain.ips

Sited in Dunedin NZ, (-47, 171) at 8:30pm LT despite heavy cloud on
southern horizon. Edge of aurora at 40-50 degrees above horizon. Still
visible at 10pm LT (10:00 UTC) when went to bed.

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From anonymous at fakedomain.ips  Tue Aug 19 10:31:11 2003
From: anonymous at fakedomain.ips (anonymous)
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 00:31:11 +0000
Subject: Au
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.2.20030819002848.00a56050@fakedomain.ips

Good radio aurora here, EM77bq, central KY.
Started about 2300 UTC Aug 18, ended about 0000.
Signals from EN34 (S. MN) to FN41 (CT), strong at times.  I was heard well 
north of the border.

Reports all day of a weak aurora in the midwest states north of here.

    Shelby Ennis, W8WN - EM77bq - KY
       Web: http://qsl/w8wn/
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From anonymous at fakedomain.ips  Tue Aug 19 13:12:57 2003
From: anonymous at fakedomain.ips (anonymous)
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 13:12:57 +1000
Subject: Hobart Aurora report
Message-ID: <AFAC9B2BF1A8BF4886F5C0FDE428E90E069BBA1B@fakedomain.ips

Seen Monday 18/8 in Hobart 8pm (12GMT) until 1:30am when stopped
viewing.

Was in the south to south west, about 20 deg above horizon, and was
white and a slight green tinge.  Was also waves across the sky like thin
cigars rolling to about 40 deg above horizon, but faint.  Also
occasional search light effect on the southern edge of the aurora.
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From anonymous at fakedomain.ips  Tue Aug 19 17:16:57 2003
From: anonymous at fakedomain.ips (anonymous)
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 17:16:57 +1000
Subject: Aurora Report 18-19 August 2003 
Message-ID: <3.0.3.32.20030819171657.0077bf80@fakedomain.ips

Received text message of IPS Aurora Alert in Hobart on Monday 18 August
2003 at about 1700 hours Australian Eastern Standard Time. Observed aurora
intermittently from Blackmans Bay 20 km south of Hobart between 2000 hours
AEST on 18 August and 0200 hours AEST on 19 August. Clear sky and moon in
last quarter. 8pm - observed "searchlights" rising from horizon up to 50
degrees elevation.  Midnight - observed green arc extending across southern
sky. 2am - observed waves of white light extending across the southern sky
about 60 degrees and rolling from the horizon up to 40 degrees elevation
with a period of about 1 second (like waves rolling onto a beach).
Spectacular.

Dallas and Beth Stott
Blackmans Bay
Tasmania Australia


From anonymous at fakedomain.ips  Wed Aug 20 22:25:20 2003
From: anonymous at fakedomain.ips (anonymous)
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 08:25:20 EDT
Subject: aurora reports
Message-ID: <e6.3d3b0ec7.2c74c2b0@fakedomain.ips

Hi ... we saw the northern lights:
Aug. 17, 2003: very light, long multiple bands across the sky, about 1 to 2 
am ... strongest at about 1:30 ... some lower edge flares, otherwise soft 
clouds look.

August 18, 2003:  12 midnight ... again at about 1 am.  similar to Aug 17's 
lights ... stronger lower edge flares.  no colors cept soft greyed blues and 
blue greens.

Aug 19 2003:  some lights at l:30, off and on again through 3 am.  very 
light.  no colors. 

Holy hugs, margie.  


From anonymous at fakedomain.ips  Fri Aug 22 20:15:11 2003
From: anonymous at fakedomain.ips (anonymous)
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 20:15:11 +1000
Subject: aurora observation - St Helens, Tasmania
Message-ID: <l03020907bb6b9a1d072b@fakedomain.ips

>From anon at fakedomain.ips
On either Monday 18 (or ?Tuesday 19 August - I think the Monday... its now
several days later that I have had the opportunity to report it via
email....)
Observed around 9pm and watched for about 15 minutes.
Mostly bright white light, although faint suggestions of green and gold
tones at times.
No visible moving effects such as 'curtains' or 'spotlights'. However, the
width of the bright area varied, as, particularly to the south east, the
bright areas slowly lit up and faded again.
At the widest I observed it, it may have affected 35 to 40 degrees of the
horizon, centred on the south.
Height of sky affected from horizon to about 30 degrees above the horizon.

I do apologise for the non-scientific reporting style and language!
However, I hope it is helpful. I do appreciate getting the Aurora alerts,
although I am rarely successful in seeing them, as I live in Hobart and am
generally in an area with too many lights, which leaves me unsure if I am
really seeing an Aurora, if I see anything at all! But this time it was
definitely not city lights, the nearest small villages to the south being
St Marys and Scamander, many miles away.

Sincerely, Pip


Alex and/or Pip Buchanan,
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