[Ips-aurora-alert] IPS AURORA ALERT

[Regional Warning Centre]

SUBJ: IPS AURORA ALERT
ISSUED AT 1020 UT on 18 Apr 2002 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
        

GEOMAGNETIC STORM IN PROGRESS. AURORA MAY BE OBSERVED
DURING LOCAL NIGHT TIME HOURS IN GOOD OBSERVING CONDITIONS
AT HIGH LATITUDES.

Follow the progress of this event on the IPS Space Weather
Status Panel, http://www.ips.gov.au/asfc/status_panel/

IPS would appreciate any feedback from people observing an
aurora giving details of location and time. Please email to
asfc at ips.gov.au

Previous reports of observed aurora are regularly updated on
http://www.ips.gov.au/asfc/reports/auroraalert/maillist.html

More information about IPS Aurora Alerts can be found on
http://listserver.ips.gov.au/mailman/listinfo/ips-aurora-alert

This alert is not subject to forecaster validation. It is
automatically issued from autoscaled data which may produce
a false alarm on rare occasions.

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