[meteorite-list] Reports of Night Red Clouds from Ontario to Texas 24OCT2011

From: Chris Peterson <clp_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:46:10 -0600
Message-ID: <4EA63F12.5010505_at_alumni.caltech.edu>

Yes, the auroral activity extended very far south. We had a strong
showing of red (and green) auroras here in central Colorado, with
activity straight overhead, so I'm not surprised it might be seen in
Texas. The show tonight looked very similar to what we saw back in the
early 2000s, when auroras were seen even in northern Mexico.

The show lasted about 30 minutes, and started about an hour after
sunset. Nothing for the last few hours, but I'm keeping my eyes peeled.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
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On 10/24/2011 8:08 PM, drtanuki wrote:
> Dear List, My internet site is "lit up" with reports of strange red clouds from Ontario to Texas (100s of queries). This may be the result of a CME that is/was due to hit Earth today??? Anyone know for sure what is going on?
> http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2011/10/breaking-news-reports-of-red-and-green.html Dirk Ross...Tokyo
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