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funkyaden
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 Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 1:56 am Post subject: Aurora alert |
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If you've got clear skies and it's dark and you're at a high enough latitude go and look outside - aurora is forecast to be at storm level!
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jgs001
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Location: West Sussex
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| Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 8:00 am Post subject: |
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Did you see any Ade ? I think I'm too far south. and it wasn't clear.
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Big Dipper
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| Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 12:49 pm Post subject: |
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Try 'Austin' John! 
Cloud here as well last night. Isn't spotting the aurora at this time of year from your latitude at Shetland very difficult Austin?
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sirius
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| Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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Cloudy and heavy rain here.
I use ths for e-mail alerts...
http://www.dcs.lancs.ac.uk/iono/aurorawatch/
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