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Description: Here's a pic from lastnight for you. These aurora only lasted about 10mins. They were mainly subvisual but they did start to become brighter and a pink pillar was visible to the naked eye but then faded quickly.
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Posted by: Stefan March 10, 2012, 08:07:47 AM
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March 9, 2012, 10:02 pm |
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Suezy
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| March 10, 2012, 10:05:13 AM
Better colour in this one too. What time was it? | |
JennyLeez
| March 10, 2012, 10:32:40 AM
All great shots.
What a neat sky. Wall to wall clouds here. So I saw grey. | |
bett
| March 10, 2012, 01:29:27 PM
Fantastic photo, you will be pleased you had your camera out |
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| March 10, 2012, 09:58:34 PM
And that was quite columnar in shape - better defined in this pic. Very interested that you could see the images/display that far north! Neat captures too!! |
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| March 10, 2012, 10:39:57 PM
It all depends on the Kp index and how far the interplanetary magnetic field is tipped south. Last night the Kp index was 7 (strong) and the magnetic field was about -17 south. It is very possible for auroras to be visible further North. Auroras have been spotted up in Auckland before.... Mind you, the Kp index was 9 (severe) and the magnetic field would have been something in the order of -50 south.
I could see the pink columns moving across the southern sky, I only wish the moon wasn't out at the time  |
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| March 10, 2012, 10:39:59 PM
It all depends on the Kp index and how far the interplanetary magnetic field is tipped south. Last night the Kp index was 7 (strong) and the magnetic field was about -17 south. It is very possible for auroras to be visible further North. Auroras have been spotted up in Auckland before.... Mind you, the Kp index was 9 (severe) and the magnetic field would have been something in the order of -50 south.
I could see the pink columns moving across the southern sky, I only wish the moon wasn't out at the time |
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