Polarlicht auch in Antalya ( Türkei )

[Peter Kuklok]

Hallo,

diese Sichtungsmeldung finde ich so aussergewöhnlich, dass ich sie aus der langen STD-Liste hier mal reinkopiere.

Grüße
Peter

Location: TUBITAK National Observatory, Antalya, TURKEY (N36.83 E030.11)
UTC Date/Time of Observation: 2003/11/20 at 22:08 for 01 hours 00 minutes.
Dimmest Stars Visible: 5th to 6th Mag.
Estimated Intensity of Activity: Low
Elevation angle of activity above horizon: 60 degrees
Types of activity observed: (Diffuse Glows)
Light Pollution: Low
Sky Conditions (cloudy or not): Clear View
Estimated Lunar Interference: None
Comments:
This is the first observation of an aurora in our observatory. Actually, this is the first reported aurora activity in this region of Turkey.