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Re: Polar lights
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2004 Nov 8, 13:43 -0500
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2004 Nov 8, 13:43 -0500
Yes, exactly, like a glow of a major city. But I know the sky visible from my balkony very well, and I knew there is no glow from a city in that direction. My second conjecture was that this could be produced by a powerful searchlight:-) Alex. On Mon, 8 Nov 2004, Marvin Sebourn wrote: > Alex - I noticed the same on the evening of 7 Nov., traveling in > north-central Oklahoma while driving west on highway 412, > approx. 36d 24'N, 97d 30'W. > The time was 6:45 pm CST +/- 10 minutes. > The glow was white, with no color whatsoever observed. It was relatively > bright, appearing to be the glow of a major city in the distance, > and diffused. > The sky was hazy with occasional light overcast. > > Marvin >