[Prelimaurora] PRELIMINARY Daily Auroral Activity Report for 11 July

[Preliminary sightings of auroral activity]

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                        DAILY SUMMARY OF AURORAL ACTIVITY

                                  11 JULY 2007

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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)

0000 UTC - (N47.27 W093.53) - Grand Rapids, MN 
           Comments: I went outside to have a cigarette at midnight.  There
           was something "off" about the sky and then I realized what it was .
           . . it was green . . . and it was moving.  The aurora was faint,
           but visible.  There was a constant green glow to it, an occasional
           beams.  I didn't know that auroras happened in the summer time! 
 
0104 UTC - (N50.25 W123.00) - Salmon Arm 
           Comments: I couldn't sleep so I went outside and the Aurora was
           there! It was green with rays and swooping curtains of brighter
           light among the glow at first, then faded slowly until 15 minutes
           later it was just a faint glow just above the northern horion. I
           have no idea how long it was there before me.  
           It was surprising as it's rare that you can see the aurora from
           here. I wonder what the sun was doing. 
 

**  End of Aurora Report  **