[Try Astronomy] Aurora on 11/7/04

["Scott A. Berg" <tryastronomy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The Aurora were very bright and clear in the north sky on 11/7/04 about 7pm.  My
kids were so excited (well, so were mom and dad) while looking from our driveway
that I drove them to Brookfield's Mitchell Park (quite near the Capitol Drive
Airport) where we had a great view.  Lots of green and a little yellow.  They
varied from small spots to a ribbon that filled the whole north sky.  Then they
faded to nothing in seconds.

Can anyone suggest a good web site explaining what Aurora are, where they have
been recently spotted, predictions for next showing, etc.?  As I understand it,
the physics of why they happen is well understood, but predicting them (time and
location) is nearly impossible.

Scott


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