[photo-3d] aurora, again

[Bob Wier <wier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I just got word that a SECOND coronal mass has ejected from the sun.
Things may be really hopping this weekend.

Here are some sites to check on current conditions:

http://solar.spacew.com/www/realtime.html

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2000/ast07jun_1m.htm?list

http://www.spaceweather.com/

http://science.nasa.gov/uvi/movies/uvi-anim.htm

Auroras are notoriously hard to predict. I won't say this may be
a once in a lifetime event (potentially) but if you are at all 
interested, and can get to a dark sky site, it will be worthwhile
to keep watch.

Note that there may be lunar light interference until about 1 AM
or so, until moonset occurs. Best chance  of seeing will begin
about midnight, your local time.

Myself, I'm grabbing some fast film, locking cable release, and
tripod just in case (and praying against clouds!).

Lastly, if you get two copies of this message kindly disregard.
I inadvertantly rebooted the local listserver this afternoon and
it attempted a mailing with the old address list.

Thanks!

              Bob Wier
     mailto:wier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
   6:00 Thursday, June 8, 2000
        Unix/Internet Administrator
   Rocky Mountain College, Billings MT.
 keeper of the Photo-3d and Overland-Trails
mailing lists and the USA GPS Waypoint server



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