[Ips-aurora-alert] Changes to Aurora Alert email system

[ASFC]

Dear Subscriber,

This message is to provide an update on recent changes to the Aurora 
Alert messages in response to customer feedback. Some new aurora notices 
have been added to this distribution list and some existing messages 
modified.

Aurora Alerts:
These messages will continue to be distributed through this list. These 
messages are issued when space weather activity favourable for viewing 
aurora is in progress. In the main body of this message, some example 
place names have been added for high, middle, low and equatorial 
latitude bands to help identify with these regions. The email address 
link for reporting observed aurora has been modified within the body of 
this message.

Aurora Watch:
These are new messages that will be distributed through this list. These 
are effectively warning messages with lead times of hours to a couple of 
days. These messages will only be issued in response to a significant 
solar Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) being observed as earthward directed 
and likely to be geo-effective. Aurora alerts will follow should 
favourable space weather activity eventuate.

Aurora Outlook:
These are new messages that will be distributed through this list. These 
are effectively warning messages with lead times of days to weeks. These 
messages will be issued in response to the presence of a large active 
solar region rotating into a position that is favourable for CMEs and 
possible auroral activity. Solar regions that maintain high levels of 
solar flare activity for sustained periods of days to weeks are rare. 
Consequently, these messages are only likely to be issued on rare 
occasions. Watch and/or alert messages will follow should a 
geo-effective CME be observed and/or significant geomagnetic activity 
eventuate.

Aurora Reports:
Reports of visible aurora will now be managed using an email 
distribution list:
http://listserver.ips.gov.au/mailman/listinfo/ips-aurora-sightings

This email list provides access to reports of visible aurora submitted 
to IPS by the general public. These reports may be accessed as archives 
of previous reports  or forwarded directly onto subscribers. Submissions 
to this list are moderated for appropriate content before approval to 
subscribers and the archives. Please do not include any personal details 
you are not comfortable being viewed by the general public as the 
archive will be available through a link on the website. Reports of 
aurora (including photos) should now be sent to:
ips-aurora-sightings at ips.gov.au

regards
IPS Radio and Space Services
Bureau of Meteorology

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