See http://www.spaceweather.com
It shows a Coronal hole happening on the sun, and there may be an auroral display around the 20th.
Also, any other time, scroll down the left side of the page and look for geomagnetic storms. When the % forecast for "severe" is high, the aurora could happen.
2006-10-17 09:59:34 · 3 answers · asked by nick s 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Jeez, Icez, there are other places in the southern hemisphere besides Antarctica, you know.
The Aurora Australis is often visible from New Zealand, Tasmania, Argentina and Chile.
2006-10-17 10:29:53 · update #1
These links show maps of the possibility of auroras:
* North hemisphere: http://www.sec.noaa.gov/pmap/pmapN.html
* South hemisphere: http://www.sec.noaa.gov/pmap/pmapS.html
(I know, not many people live in Antartica :/)
2006-10-17 10:05:03 · answer #1 · answered by icez 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I like that! Thanks.
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2006-10-17 17:31:02 · answer #2 · answered by Thermo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's cool! Thanks for the info.
2006-10-17 17:30:53 · answer #3 · answered by Krissy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋