Neue Voraussage von Spaceweather

[Peter Wloch]

LAST UPDATE: 20 JULY 2002, 08:10 UTC (4:10 am EDT 20 July):

Solar wind conditions are in a state of decay following a period of
turbulent activity. Unfortunately, most of the activity failed to produce
subsantial levels of auroral activity. Auroral activity never became strong
enough to warrant upgrading the Middle Latitude Watch to a Warning.
Activity is expected to continue to gradually decay over the next 24 hours.
There will be several high latitude substorms as this disturbance decays
that may become strong enough to spot from some dark-sky middle latitude
regions. However, most of the activity will remain confined to the high
latitudes. The Middle Latitude Auroral Activity Watch will remain active as
specified.

[Bernhard Dorner]

Ououo, bitte nicht Spaceweather mit dem STD verwechseln, da sind Universen dazwischen! *o.T.*

[Peter Wloch]

Sorry wegen der Verwechslung !

Hier ein paar ermutigende Kommentare von Leuten aus
dem STD Forum, die auch nichts gesehen haben:

Name: Shelley
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 11:17:54 -0600
Subject: Thanks

Thanks all for the info. Hope you had a nice show last nite. I know I did.
Shelley

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Name: Wade
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 11:07:37 -0600
Subject: No Aurora In Washington

Hi Lyndon, I was out last night as well, and saw nothing. I was a bit disappointed, but I know it won't stop me from going out again and again at the slightest possibilty of an aurora display. Keep the faith!!

Wade

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Name: Chas.
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 12:37:30 -0400
Subject: (null)

I have to echo Lyndon's comments. My wife and I had been trotting out away from the lights of home for years whenever there was a
reasonable likelihood of seeing an aurora. We were usually quite disappointed, but last Novemeber we were treated to the most
magnificent display we had ever seen--and this was below 40 degrees N! We had debated briefly about whether or not to go that
night (she was not feeling well, we'd always been disappointed before, etc.) but we both agreed afterward that all the previous failures
had been redeemed by this one evening of spectacular scenery. There are no adequate words to describe what we saw that night just
20 miles or so outside of Washington, D.C.

Hang in there. Keep trying. One day, the view will be yours as well.

Chas.

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Name: Lyndon Anderson
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 09:59:07 -0600
Subject: Nothing Last Night

Last night was my first night out to observe the northern lights since mid May 2002. The moon was bright, the skies were mostly clear (until "bright" thunderstorm activity at 4 a.m.) - but, no northern lights. I was outside a lot, and did get up numerous times to look out - with no luck. Like I've said before, to see the northern lights requires persistance. Sometimes you see the lights, sometimes you don't. But if you don't go out and take a chance and take the time to observe, you'll never see them.

Lyndon Anderson
Bismarck, North Dakota