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Re: VISABLE AURORA NOW - in North Yorks

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From: chris.b
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 08:44

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Many thanks for the early warning!  But I'd been looking out at
overcast all evening and was just off to bed when the cat wanted to go
out.

>From the door, the northern sky looked strangely misty with pale green
uplighting. I thought at first that it was just more cloud. But then I
noticed stars were visible through the "mist"! Luckily I'm not troubled
by light pollution here.

I must have missed the earlier highlights but was treated to a wide
pale green illuminated arc across the low northern sky, perhaps up to
25 degrees at the high point slightly west of north. The upper edge
seemed more intense than the body of the arc giving a fuzzy rainbow
effect.
Occasional soft pillars of the same pale light extended well up to
Cassiopeia and the Pole Star. Though they were short lived.
Then suddenly the west turned blood red and stayed that way for some
minutes before fading. At 11.45 CET the arc was sinking and fading
rapidly and I retreated to the warmth of my bed.
Brilliant moonlight had made it easy to move around on the frosted
field outside the garden to get a better view above the local trees.
Though the moonlight must have reduced contrast.
I wish it had been clear earlier.

Chris.B

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