[AT] OT for the northern guys

[charlie hill]

Ralph, apparently the "experts" are predicting them this week.  I don't know 
if anyone has reported seeing them or not.
Supposedly there was some radio and electronic interference yesterday caused 
by the sun spot.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Ralph Goff
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 10:13 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] OT for the northern guys

On 2/18/2011 8:14 AM, Charlie V wrote:
>
> I have never been able to see them from this location South of Lake
> Ontario.  I believe that is partly due to the metropolitan area North
> of here.  Of the twenty crow miles from here to the Ontario shore
> line, approximately ten of it is metropolitan.  Often at night the
> lower quadrant of our northern sky will be lighted from reflection of
> the "city lights".  I think Ralph gets a good look at them from his
> location.
>
>
I don't know if I have just not been paying attention or if this is a
period of very low activity of the northern lights. I don't recall
seeing them for a long time. It used to be a common occurence here.
Since the dusk to dawn light has replaced the old switchable yardlight
its harder to see the northern lights from the yard due to "light
pollution". If I can remember I'll flip the breaker tonight and check
out the sky for aurora borealis.

Ralph in Sask.
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