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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=387382600-27102003>In
case you are yet to see it, just passing this recent aurora report on from Val
Semmler in the Astronomical Society of Western Australia for 2003 October 24,
observing near Latitude 33 degrees South, Longitude 116 degrees East at around
1550 UTC.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=387382600-27102003>Peter
Skilton</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=387382600-27102003>Astronomical Society of Frankston</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From: anonymous <anonymous@fakedomain.ips>
[mailto:ivansemmler@fakedomain.ips, 27 October 2003 12:56
AM<BR><B>To:</B> Aurora_Watch_2000@fakedomain.ips
starman@fakedomain.ips
blocked
any Auroral show from southern Victoria<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi Peter,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Some of our members were at our bi-annual AstroCamp
164 kms south of Perth in the Dryandra Forest (between Wandering and Narrogin)
this weekend and there was a spectacular aurora at about 10 to midnight (WA
standard time) on Friday 24th. Unfortunately I, with a small group who had
decided it was time for a hot drink and shuteye, had returned to the mess hall
about 1/4 to midnight and by the time someone ran up from the field to tell us,
the vertical green beams had disappeared but the sky was quite pink to 45 deg
altitude for 1/2 hour or so. Those still on the field said the green beams
were spectacular.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>I cannot believe how I miss these things. A couple of weeks ago a
rogue meteor came through and in theory I should've seen it from my bedroom
window as I was wide awake, but I missed it. The last time
there was an aurora seen from Perth we were all at a fund-raising field night
for popular viewing. There was also a stage with music etc and the
lighting from the stage was south of the telescopes so we didn't see the
really pink glow til someone rang in on a mobile, but the best of it was over.
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<DIV>We have an aurora hot-line in our Society and we always live in hope of
seeing a really brilliant one, but of course we are at a higher latitude and so
don't have the same opportunity as those further south.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Hope those who saw it over there enjoyed it.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Val Semmler,</DIV>
<DIV>Astronomical Society of Western Australia Inc.</DIV>
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<DIV><A href="http://aswa.info">http://aswa.info</A> </DIV></DIV>
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Peter F SAL-OAFP/3</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, October 25, 2003 10:19
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Aurora_Watch_2000] Clouds
blocked any Auroral show from southern Victoria</DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Aurorae were reported last night from New Zealand's
south island just before dawn, but these were a little later than the
predicted 1400 UTC arrival time.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Nothing was reported from the southern aus phone
network in Vic and NSW. Local conditions in the Melbourne and southerly
regions of Australia appear to have been totally overcast so this is not too
surprising.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>IPS issued Australian major and severe storm alerts
at 1720UTC and 1620UTC (2:20am and 3:20am local time AEST respectively), but
the intensity probably just fell short of it being readily visible by the
network. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Remember that Eastern Aus moves to daylight savings
tonight, so we become UTC + 11hours.</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Significant storming is still possible over coming
days, so keep vigilant.</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peter Skilton</FONT> </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>