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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.
Peter
Skilton
Astronomical Society of Frankston
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From: Ivan Semmler [mailto:ivansemmler@hotmail] Sent: Monday, 27 October 2003 12:56 AM To: Aurora_Watch_2000@yahoogroups Cc: starman@acslink Subject: Re: [Aurora_Watch_2000] Clouds blocked any Auroral show from southern Victoria Hi Peter,
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.
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.
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.
Hope those who saw it over there enjoyed it.
Val Semmler,
Astronomical Society of Western Australia Inc.
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