Spectacluarly brilliant aurora

A brilliant crimson-red Class IV aurora is in progress as seen from
southeastern NY. At 00:00UT fully 80% of the sky is covered with auroral light
and there is a long whitish band that extends east-west within 10*-15* of the
SOUTHERN horizon. Display seems to go back and forth from rayed and structured
to simiply a strong but diffuse glow at about 15 minute intervals.

JB