[AT] OT for the northern guys

charlie hill charliehill at embarqmail.com
Fri Feb 18 08:06:15 PST 2011


That's a good point Larry!

-----Original Message----- 
From: Larry Goss
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 10:53 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] OT for the northern guys

Humm.  I don't remember ever seeing the aurora while there was a full moon, 
but I suppose it's possible.

Larry


----- Original Message -----
From: charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
Date: Friday, February 18, 2011 9:45
Subject: Re: [AT] OT for the northern guys
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>

> 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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