by Ann » Sun Nov 04, 2012 6:47 am
leandroprz wrote:Ann wrote:Not that I know, of course, but to me it looks as if the faint red streaks could be a very faint red aurora.
Ann
I don't think that's possible because this was taken in Northern Argentina. As far as I know, we can't see auroras from here (we are far away from both poles).
Indeed, if you are in northern Argentina, then you are far from either pole. I checked
this map to see that northernmost Argentina is just north of the Tropic of Capricorn.
Even so, I believe that those red streaks might just be some very faint auroras. Check out
this page. I realize that Texas is closer to the North Pole than northern Argentina is to the South Pole, but even so, Texas is pretty far away from the North Pole. And yet, as you can see from the page I linked to, Texas does occasionally get auroras.
Ann
P.S. Florida is even farther away from the North Pole than Texas, and yet auroras are seen in Florida, too.
http://home.comcast.net/~tprinty/Astronomy/aurora.htm wrote:
My first experiences with Aurora surprisingly occurred in Orlando, Florida on March 13, 1989. On that evening, I had to take out the garbage for the next day and suddenly noticed the sky was an odd red color. As I pondered the color of the sky, I assumed a fire must be nearby but heard no fire engines/alarms. A glance towards the first quarter moon revealed a red glow around it and suddenly, I realized that the recent solar flare event had triggered a massive aurora visible at my latitude. The actual event was seen in the Bahamas!
[quote="leandroprz"][quote="Ann"]Not that I know, of course, but to me it looks as if the faint red streaks could be a very faint red aurora.
Ann[/quote]
I don't think that's possible because this was taken in Northern Argentina. As far as I know, we can't see auroras from here (we are far away from both poles).[/quote]
Indeed, if you are in northern Argentina, then you are far from either pole. I checked [url=http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-maps/image/world-lat-long.jpg]this map[/url] to see that northernmost Argentina is just north of the Tropic of Capricorn.
Even so, I believe that those red streaks might just be some very faint auroras. Check out [url=http://sanantonioskywatch.com/2012/02/20/aurora-in-texas/]this page[/url]. I realize that Texas is closer to the North Pole than northern Argentina is to the South Pole, but even so, Texas is pretty far away from the North Pole. And yet, as you can see from the page I linked to, Texas does occasionally get auroras.
Ann
P.S. Florida is even farther away from the North Pole than Texas, and yet auroras are seen in Florida, too.
[quote]http://home.comcast.net/~tprinty/Astronomy/aurora.htm wrote:
My first experiences with Aurora surprisingly occurred in Orlando, Florida on March 13, 1989. On that evening, I had to take out the garbage for the next day and suddenly noticed the sky was an odd red color. As I pondered the color of the sky, I assumed a fire must be nearby but heard no fire engines/alarms. A glance towards the first quarter moon revealed a red glow around it and suddenly, I realized that the recent solar flare event had triggered a massive aurora visible at my latitude. The actual event was seen in the Bahamas![/quote]