Posted by Paul (in NY) on Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 5:31PM :
I am on a email alert list for Potiential Aurora. Looks like we 'might' have an event during the Rally. The following is the text of the alert.
Paul
A solar event occurred on the 16th of August, 2006. The effects of this event should reach Earth around 2 am Greenwich time on the 19th. If it is early or on time, there could be aurora over Europe in the early morning and
North America on Friday night. If it is on time or late, Saturday night will provide auroral viewing as far south as the northern tier of states in North America and Scotland and Southern Scandinavia in Europe.
You have not received an auroral alert for some time because the sun is in a quiet period referred to as sunspot minimum. This condition will persist for a year or two, but there are telltale signs that the new solar cycle is on its way. See: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/15aug_backwards.htm
You might be interested to see our new auroral forecast page. Go to
http://gi.alaska.edu/ And click on "Auroral Forecast". Click on "The Solar Wind" and watch the shock miss all the other inner planets and directly impact Earth early on
the 19th.
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