[Prelimaurora] PRELIMINARY Daily Auroral Activity Report for 18 September

[Preliminary sightings of auroral activity]

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                        DAILY SUMMARY OF AURORAL ACTIVITY

                                18 SEPTEMBER 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)

0559 UTC - (N64.08 W145.58) - Delta Junction, Alaska 
           Comments: The sun had set a little after 8pm Alaska time and by 930
           pm (0530 UTC), it was dark enough to be able to see the faint
           glows.  Can't really tell whats going on because clouds are
           covering 80% of the skies. 
 
0700 UTC - (N60.25 W151.50) - Kenai Peninsula, Alaska 
           Comments: Very active tall rays to about 60 degrees visible
           throughout the northern sky around 11:30 p.m local time. Came and
           went within 10 minutes except for persistant but faint rays in the
           east lasting another half an hour. Diffuse glow and diffuse rc has
           remained for last hour with occasional faint rays. 
 

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