Aurora Season Begins 16
MagnetarJones writes "Northern autumn began today at 55 minutes past midnight EDT (Sept. 23rd at 0455 UT), which means 'aurora season' is officially underway. Scientists aren't certain of all the reasons why, but there are more geomagnetic storms during autumn than other times of year. Already this month three such storms have triggered auroras visible as far south as the Carolinas in the United States. Some were so bright they cast shadows!"
Best time to look (Score:4, Informative)
Email Aurora alerts (Score:4, Informative)
http://angwin.csl.uiuc.edu/~haunma/aurora/
Re:We had better be careful (Score:3, Informative)
And better yet, join IDA, even if you can't be active, your membership helps.
Urge your local leaders to use full cut off, non-glaring outdoor lighting. Local action is VERY effective with dealing with light pollution.
Futhermore, when you put a sheild on a light and direct the light downwards, you can use a less powerful lamp and save both energy and money.
Oh, and by the way, that means less emmissions. Which means YOU can have an effect - and make MUCH more of a difference then just writing your Congress critter.
Finally, if you really want to see aurora, get outside more often. You won't see them from in front of your CRT. They sometimes only last a few minutes, so don't depend on Email to alert you.
Re:Is there a resource page? (Score:3, Informative)
Sightings of Aurora should go to http://solar.spacew.com/www/auroras.html