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bejohnson
11-09-2004, 09:20 AM
Brandi's dad sent this picture of the aurora that occured last night. Reports are that it was visable as far south as Kansas.

This picture was taken about 5 miles from Buffalo Center, Iowa
egarrard
11-09-2004, 12:30 PM
Nice! I wish it had made it a little farther south. I was out in the dark for a couple of hours last night. It was a beautiful night. An aurora would have made it exceptional.

Great catch! :thumb
Maro
11-09-2004, 03:25 PM
Wow! :jawsdown

That's really amazing. How come it was so far south? When my folks lived on the Isle of Skye, you could see it there - although I always missed it :Sigh
egarrard
11-09-2004, 08:33 PM
How come it was so far south? Solar flare aimed at Earth. It overly energized the ionosphere, causing the larger than normal aurora. I imagine the same thing has happened in the south too.
Maro
11-09-2004, 08:55 PM
Solar flare aimed at Earth. It overly energized the ionosphere, causing the larger than normal aurora. I imagine the same thing has happened in the south too.

Yeah Probably - when I finish up here and have some time off I should really brush up on my SH Astronomy
bejohnson
11-09-2004, 09:07 PM
Yeah Probably - when I finish up here and have some time off I should really brush up on my SH Astronomy

Hey Maro, since you are "down under" is your up down and your down up? :cool_shad :lmao :taunt
Maro
11-09-2004, 09:14 PM
Hey Maro, since you are "down under" is your up down and your down up? :cool_shad :lmao :taunt


Put it this way - Orion looks excited from here :jawsdown
KaNaDiAnIcEmAn
11-09-2004, 09:43 PM
outstanding picture.

suitable for the season? :P
coolhand
11-09-2004, 09:51 PM
i was outside tonight looking at the sky, and i can just barely see something happining...nothing spectactular in color, but the aurora is out. its also aprtly cloudy and a few snow flurries falling so thats dulling things down. i did however see one of the most amaizing shooting star ive ever seen...put anything i seen during the meteor showers to shame.
egarrard
11-10-2004, 01:55 AM
i was outside tonight looking at the sky, and i can just barely see something happining...nothing spectactular in color, but the aurora is out. its also aprtly cloudy and a few snow flurries falling so thats dulling things down. i did however see one of the most amaizing shooting star ive ever seen...put anything i seen during the meteor showers to shame.Great! I saw a couple last night too. Not spectaular though, just little ones.
egarrard
11-10-2004, 01:56 AM
Put it this way - Orion looks excited from here :jawsdownI'm not sure that's what's meant by Orion's "Sword"... :shifty

Or are you implying that he was the world's first pr0n "star". :lmao :rofl2
Maro
11-10-2004, 03:46 AM
I'm not sure that's what's meant by Orion's "Sword"... :shifty

Or are you implying that he was the world's first pr0n "star". :lmao :rofl2

Look at it upside down - Orion is one of the few Constellations that can be seen from both Hemispheres.

From here he is upside down.