One of the best ways (and the only way I've seen 'em) is from a redeye flight from SFO to JFK...thought I was going to get to sleep on the flight out - not a chance! I was the only one on the flight that was awake for the entire time...well, except for the crew of course.
Stacy
Just give me a dark, clear, steady, Kahleeforneea, starry sky and no one gets hurt.
----Original Message Follows----
From: Paul Sterngold
Reply-To: The Astronomy Connection
To: The Astronomy Connection
Subject: Re: [TAC] Aurora yesterday
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 16:17:55 -0800 (PST)
--- pierre@No-Spam wrote:
> By the way, fat chance if you try to view the aurora from
> anywhere in the Bay area: there is simply too much light
> pollution. You have to do the drive to a very dark sky
> location. I'm heading back tonight to LS to take more shots
> if weather allows.
That's not entirely true. About 18 months ago (extreme estimate), there
was notice of increased auroral activity. I was able to see the aurora
from my home in Alameda, looking northward over Oakland. How did I know
that I wasn't simply seeing the glow from streetlights? First, having
observed from that location for years, I was familiar with the "normal"
streetlight glow. Second, the glow ebbed and flowed several times in the
half hour that I could see it. I was thrilled, even if it wasn't as
dramatic as it would have been from a dark site.
To this day, that is my one observation of the Northern Lights.
Cheers,
Paul Sterngold
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