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Re: Old Space Weather: sightings of aurorae and sunspots
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2021 7:21 am
by studentforever
Re: Old Space Weather: sightings of aurorae and sunspots
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2021 2:14 pm
by Randi
Thanks!
Re: Old Space Weather: sightings of aurorae and sunspots
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 7:08 pm
by Michael
USS Omaha
14 October 1872
Noon position: 37 39N 61 12W
2000 position: 37.52 -60.12
2000: An Aurora Borealis of vivid colors, red and green, in the first hour of the watch.
Re: Old Space Weather: sightings of aurorae and sunspots
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 9:02 pm
by AvastMH
Re: Old Space Weather: sightings of aurorae and sunspots
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2022 3:44 pm
by Randi
USS Lackawanna
12 June 1866
Observation: 40 11 00 N, 69 26 45 W
Dead Reckoning: 39 50 6 N, 69 25 00 W
From 9 to 11 a slight Aurora Boralis was observed.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorag ... 05-002.JPG
Re: Old Space Weather: sightings of aurorae and sunspots
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2022 2:23 am
by ggordon
Shenandoah February 4, 1987 at Ville Franche, France.
8 PM to Midnight
Starlight and brilliant aurora.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorag ... 21-168.JPG
Re: Old Space Weather: sightings of aurorae and sunspots
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2022 2:28 am
by Randi
Thanks!
Re: Old Space Weather: sightings of aurorae and sunspots
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2022 1:05 am
by Randi
Michael wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 12:42 am
Halifax, Nova Scotia
19 February 1881
2000: Faint display of Aurora Borealis.
Re: Old Space Weather: sightings of aurorae and sunspots
Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2022 11:02 pm
by pommystuart
April 17th Yantic, en-route Port Royal SC to Hampton Rds
Fine display of the Arora Borealis during first part of watch.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/982725.pdf
A bit heavy reading but very interesting.
Re: Old Space Weather: sightings of aurorae and sunspots
Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2022 11:49 pm
by Michael
You don't often see them so far south.
Re: Old Space Weather: sightings of aurorae and sunspots
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2022 10:29 pm
by pommystuart
Yantic. 20th April 1882. Hampton Roads, VA
0200 Saw a remarkably brilliant Aurora Borealis.
Also mentioned further down on Page 289 of the previous article.
Re: Old Space Weather: sightings of aurorae and sunspots
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2022 10:48 pm
by Randi
Re: Old Space Weather: sightings of aurorae and sunspots
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2023 4:04 am
by pommystuart
USS Yantic, 11 July 1882
Near Monhegan Island, Maine.
2300 Conspicuous display of aurora borealis.
Re: Old Space Weather: sightings of aurorae and sunspots
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2023 2:19 pm
by Michael
Re: Old Space Weather: sightings of aurorae and sunspots
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:05 pm
by pommystuart
USS Yantic, 22nd Aug, 1882. Off Newcastle NH.
00-0400 sighted Aurora Borealis during watch.
Re: Old Space Weather: sightings of aurorae and sunspots
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:25 pm
by Michael
Re: Old Space Weather: sightings of aurorae and sunspots
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2023 11:02 pm
by pommystuart
Is a pity that the Yantic did not see this one as reported in the Philadelphia news. She was in Norfolk Va at the time. I guess being overcast spoiled the view.
See this link for the 17 Aug 1882.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_ ... ron's_beam
Re: Old Space Weather: sightings of aurorae and sunspots
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2023 11:28 pm
by Michael
Re: Old Space Weather: sightings of aurorae and sunspots
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:52 pm
by Randi
https://www.weather.gov/abr/This_Day_in ... ory_Mar_13
March 13, 1989: Residents of the southern U.S. viewed a once in a lifetime display of the Northern Lights. This solar storm also caused the entire province of Quebec, Canada, to suffer an electrical power blackout. Click
HERE for more information from NASA.
Re: Old Space Weather: sightings of aurorae and sunspots
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2023 5:05 pm
by Randi
June 12, 1866
From 9pm to 11pm observed slight Aurora Borealis
39° 50' N
69° 25' W
USS Lakawanna
https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorag ... 04-045.JPG
