Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Aurora Happening Now (10 November, 11:00 AEDST)
Unaided eye aurora (and beams) have been reported as of a few minutes ago in
Tasmania (Stanley, 7 Mile, Hobart). 562 km/sec Bz: -7.0 nT Density = 1.0 p/cc ,
Lanceston Kindex currently 5. Date: 10 11 2015 1152 UT Velocity: 673 km/sec Bz:
3.0 nT Density = 2.0 p/cc It is likely that there will be bursts of auroral
activity during the night as the solar wind intensity and Bz fluctuates.
Dark sky sites have the best chance of seeing anything, and always allow around 5 minutes for your eyes to become dark adapted.
As always look to the south for shifting red/green glows, beams have been reported consistently over the last few aurora and a bright "proton arc" has been seen.
Here is the near-real time satellite view of the clouds http://satview.bom.gov.au/
Cloud cover predictions can be found at SkippySky.
Also current geomagnetic warning
INCREASED GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY EXPECTED
DUE TO CORONAL HOLE HIGH SPEED WIND STREAM
FROM 10-12 NOVEMBER 2015
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GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY FORECAST
10 Nov: Active
11 Nov: Active
12 Nov: Unsettled to Active
The all sky aurora camera in Northern Tasmania at Cressy may be helpful.
<http://www.ips.gov.au/Geophysical/4/2>
Labels: aurora
# posted by Ian Musgrave @ 10:42 pm 
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