[NatureNS] Auroras observed and photographed from Avonport

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Pat/folks - what is the "usual" aurora forecast site - and what is the
forecast for tonight?


On Sat, Sep 13, 2014 at 11:32 AM, Patrick Kelly <Patrick.Kelly@dal.ca>
wrote:

>  It was quite low in the north, never higher than the bottom of the Big
> Dipper, so if you didn't have a good northern horizon, you could have
> missed it. If you live south of Hantsport light pollution may have
> interfered and once the moon came up around 10 it would have washed out any
> aurora.
>
>  The usual aurora website has not updated it's forecast for today and is
> still showing the Friday one.
>
>  Pat
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Sep 13, 2014, at 11:11 AM, "Shouty McShoutsalot" <
> desolatechair@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   Hi Sherman
>
>  Dang I checked every few hours up until 4 AM didn't get a sniff from
> Hantsport!
>
>  Any thoughts on probability/time for tonight Sat Sept 13?
>
>  Regards
>
>  Jamie Simpson
> Hantsport NS
>
>
> On 13 September 2014 09:34, M gayle Maclean <dashis9@yahoo.ca> wrote:
>
>>  No, there wasn't much around here in Halifax/Dartmouth that I have
>> heard about. Thank you, Sherman Williams for posting your beautiful
>> pictures! Great views, too, from the Crescent Beach area of Pugwash
>> harbour, thanks to Wallace Photography's Facebook page, and also saw, on
>> Tuma Young's Facebook page, a gorgeous shot from Kelly's Mountain (I
>> think?).
>>  Gayle MacLean
>>  Dartmouth
>>
>>
>>
>>    On Saturday, September 13, 2014 9:15 AM, Gail Bruhm <
>> gcbruhm@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>
>>
>>    This is what we missed, but I do think the best would have been
>> looking over water. We waited until after 10, out near the airport -
>> perhaps a slight greenish tinge or wishful thinking.
>>
>>   *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:
>> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] *On Behalf Of *Sherman Williams
>> *Sent:* September 13, 2014 1:36 AM
>> *To:* NatureNS
>> *Cc:* Sherman Williams
>> *Subject:* [NatureNS] Auroras observed and photographed from Avonport
>>
>>  Observed from Avonport about 9 p.m. until about 9:45, just after
>> moonrise
>>
>>  Here are  samples of photos I took using my Canon T3i  The link is to
>> my Dropbox, from which the photos can be viewed as a slideshow and/or
>> downloaded.
>>
>>  Also note that the unaided eye did not deliver the same colour
>> intensity as what the  digital camera captured.
>>
>>    Aurora photos in my Dropbox
>>
>> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/kgtt4y6gp2dsmcd/AAAdA0C7CGB9-PdTXEJk-uTia?dl=0
>>
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>  Jamie Simpson
>  Hantsport, NS
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>


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<div dir=3D"ltr">Pat/folks - what is the &quot;usual&quot; aurora forecast =
site - and what is the forecast for tonight?<div><br></div></div><div class=
=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Sep 13, 2014 at 11:=
32 AM, Patrick Kelly <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:Patrick.Kelly@=
dal.ca" target=3D"_blank">Patrick.Kelly@dal.ca</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><bl=
ockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #=
ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">



<div dir=3D"auto">
<div>It was quite low in the north, never higher than the bottom of the Big=
 Dipper, so if you didn&#39;t have a good northern horizon, you could have =
missed it. If you live south of Hantsport light pollution may have interfer=
ed and once the moon came up around
 10 it would have washed out any aurora.&nbsp;</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>The usual aurora website has not updated it&#39;s forecast for today a=
nd is still showing the Friday one.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Pat<br>
<br>
Sent from my iPad</div>
<div><br>
On Sep 13, 2014, at 11:11 AM, &quot;Shouty McShoutsalot&quot; &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:desolatechair@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">desolatechair@gmail.c=
om</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
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</div>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
<div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<div>Hi Sherman&nbsp;</div>
<div><br>
</div>
Dang I checked every few hours up until 4 AM didn&#39;t get a sniff from Ha=
ntsport!&nbsp;
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Any thoughts on probability/time for tonight Sat Sept 13?</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Regards</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Jamie Simpson</div>
<div>Hantsport NS</div>
<div><br>
</div>
</div>
<div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 13 September 2014 09:34, M gayle Maclean <spa=
n dir=3D"ltr">
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dashis9@yahoo.ca" target=3D"_blank">dashis9@yahoo.ca<=
/a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
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x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div>
<div style=3D"color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue,He=
lvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">
<div><span>No, there wasn&#39;t much around here in Halifax/Dartmouth that =
I have heard about. Thank you, Sherman Williams for posting your beautiful =
pictures! Great views, too,&nbsp;from the Crescent Beach area of Pugwash ha=
rbour, thanks to Wallace Photography&#39;s Facebook
 page,&nbsp;and also saw, on Tuma Young&#39;s Facebook page, a gorgeous sho=
t from Kelly&#39;s Mountain (I think?).</span></div>
<div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Hel=
vetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;b=
ackground-color:transparent">
<span>Gayle MacLean</span></div>
<div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Hel=
vetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;b=
ackground-color:transparent">
<span>Dartmouth</span></div>
<div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Hel=
vetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;b=
ackground-color:transparent">
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"Arial">On Saturday, September 13, 2014 9:15 =
AM, Gail Bruhm &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:gcbruhm@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_bl=
ank">gcbruhm@ns.sympatico.ca</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
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<div><span>This is what we missed, but I do think the best would have been =
looking over water. We waited until after 10, out near the airport &ndash; =
perhaps a slight greenish tinge or wishful thinking.
</span></div>
<div><a name=3D"1486f71129e68f75_1486f0e004efb5c8__MailEndCompose" rel=3D"n=
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<div><b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:11pt">From:</span></b><span=
 lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:11pt">
<a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens=
-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto=
.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Sherman Williams<br clear=3D"none">
<b>Sent:</b> September 13, 2014 1:36 AM<br clear=3D"none">
<b>To:</b> NatureNS<br clear=3D"none">
<b>Cc:</b> Sherman Williams<br clear=3D"none">
<b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] Auroras observed and photographed from Avonport<=
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<div>Observed from Avonport about 9 p.m. until about 9:45, just after moonr=
ise</div>
<div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
</div>
<div>
<div>Here are &nbsp;samples of photos I took using my Canon T3i &nbsp;The l=
ink is to my Dropbox, from which the photos can be viewed as a slideshow an=
d/or downloaded.</div>
</div>
<div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
</div>
<div>
<div>Also note that the unaided eye did not deliver the same colour intensi=
ty as what the &nbsp;digital camera captured.</div>
</div>
<div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
</div>
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<div>&nbsp;Aurora photos in my Dropbox</div>
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