Hi all,

This is part of the message I received with all the other messages I got
today about Aurora.

I am at 34deg S so I don't expect to see much if nothing. Plus I live on
the northern outskirts of Sydney (I get an orange aurora australis every
night!)

>Southern Skies Astronomy -
>http://www.eisa.net.au/~alphacent/southskyastro.html
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Regional Warning Centre [mailto:rwc@...]
>Sent: 7 April 2000 8:19
>To: rwc-aurora-alert@...
>Subject: IPS Aurora Alert - 06 04 00 22
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>SUBJ: IPS AURORA ALERT
>ISSUED AT 2219UT on 06 Apr, 2000 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
>FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
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>SEVERE GEOMAGNETIC STORM IN PROGRESS. AURORA MAY BE OBSERVED DURING LOCAL
>NIGHT TIME HOURS IN GOOD OBSERVING CONDITIONS
>AT REGIONS AS FAR EQUATORWARD AS MIDDLE LATITUDES (30-55 DEGREES
>LATITUDE).
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>This alert is not subject to forecaster validation. It is
>automatically issued from autoscaled data which may produce
>a false alarm on rare occasions.
>
>IPS would appreciate any feedback from people observing an
>aurora giving details of location and time. Please email to
>asfc@...
>
>More information about IPS Aurora Alerts can be found on
>Web page www.ips.gov.au/mail-lists/aurora_alerts.html
>
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