March 31, 2001
Little did I know that this day would be one I would never forget. I understood that an aurora show this far south was rare. A good friend of mine and I had the dream of seeing one from Houston, Texas. I had no idea that the dream would come true.
| Mark Egan, a very good friend of mine, calls me at 12:30am. He is very excited. I rush out and look North as he directs. There in the North I see a faint red color. I go to the local field and think I see a band of red pierce the sky, but my hopes were so high that I thought maybe I had imagined it. Still I try one picture, not expecting to get anything on film. Sometimes film will pick up light the eye can not see. Upon receiving the film I get this. Thanks Mark! |
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Mark has some
of his photographs of the events put on websites. One website that used
his picture was CNN. They found his photographs on Spaceweather.com Article on the event from CNN |
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Geomagnetic Forecast from Saturday, 31-March-2001 10:01:20 EST
| Date: | Ap | Conditions | |
| 31 Mar | 60 | Storm Levels | |
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IPS Geomagnetic Warning 9 was issued on 30 March and is current for interval 30 March to 1 April. Geomagnetic storm activity is expected 31 Mar to 01 Apr due to recent mass ejections. |
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My friend Mark was curious to how often the Houston area and other southern areas actually have the chance to see the aurora. His primary findings are that, though they are rare they occurred more often that previously thought. He has since seen another aurora from the Houston area. So keep your eyes open. . . A great source to keep up to date with the latest is Spaceweather.com
Christie Ponder.
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