[Prelimaurora] PRELIMINARY Daily Auroral Activity Report for 01 October

[Preliminary sightings of auroral activity]

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                        DAILY SUMMARY OF AURORAL ACTIVITY

                                 01 OCTOBER 2006

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SYNOPTICAL INFORMATION
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     Auroral activity is now summarized by the presence (or absense) of
ground-based sighting reports. Forecast conditions can be inferred through
the geomagnetic activity forecast section of the daily summary report of
solar and geophysical activity. Near real-time conditions can be determined
at: http://www.spacew.com/aurora/forumnotes.html. Current information
on CME impact predictions can be found at: http://www.spacew.com/cme.


               SUMMARY OF GROUND-BASED AURORAL ACTIVITY SIGHTINGS
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               (Sightings are preliminary and may be unverified)

0449 UTC - (N45.75 W093.00) - duluth, mn 
           Comments: Diffuse green glow 15 degrees from horizon.  Nothing to
           write home about, but its just starting now. 
 
0450 UTC - (N43.03 W084.00) - Elsie, Michigan 
           Comments: Nice arc, weak rays.  This the second consecutive weekend
           with a visible aurora. 
 
0535 UTC - (N43.00 W084.56) - Saint Johns, MI 
           Comments: First time seeing them this calendar year. They were
           present during my trips to Sault Ste. Marie and Hornepayne,
           Ontario...but so were the clouds. 
 
0545 UTC - (N48.00 W101.15) - Ward County, North Dakota USA 
           Comments: I observed a brief, but nice display of green aurora.
           There continues to be a dim diffuse green glow at this time but it
           is not worth standing outside to watch. 
 
0700 UTC - (N64.75 W147.00) - 5 miles northeast of Delta Junction, AK 
           Comments: Very neat display.  The green arcs are tracking further
           south since 0600 UTC.  At times, there are smaller curtains that
           appear along the arcs and have a reddish tint on the bottom edge.
           At the time of this observation, there are around 4 sepaate green
           arcs directly overhead, but they are very faint (07:38 UTC, 11:38
           ADT) 
 

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