Auroras in Greece!!!

Dear Friends,

The impossible just happened! We had an aurora in Greece and
this is something which is virtually impossible due to our great
distance from the earth's geomagnetic pole.

I will post a link to the photos shortly as I must prepare the
HTML for ftp transfer to my website.

I never expected to see an aurora here in Greece in my wildest
dreams!

Anthony.

Wooohooo!!! Pretty cool, huh?

Congrats!
Ed


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Dear Friends,

The impossible just happened! We had an aurora in Greece and
this is something which is virtually impossible due to our great
distance from the earth's geomagnetic pole.

I will post a link to the photos shortly as I must prepare the
HTML for ftp transfer to my website.

I never expected to see an aurora here in Greece in my wildest
dreams!

Anthony.

"Anthony Ayiomamitis" wrote in message
...
Dear Friends,

The impossible just happened! We had an aurora in Greece and
this is something which is virtually impossible due to our great
distance from the earth's geomagnetic pole.

I will post a link to the photos shortly as I must prepare the
HTML for ftp transfer to my website.


Hi Anthony,

Try to post on alt.binaries.pictures.astro too
There is already one pic taken from Scotland (red glow)

Thierry
http://www.astrosurf.com/lombry



I never expected to see an aurora here in Greece in my wildest
dreams!

Anthony.

Anthony Ayiomamitis wrote:

The impossible just happened! We had an aurora in Greece and
this is something which is virtually impossible due to our great
distance from the earth's geomagnetic pole.

I never expected to see an aurora here in Greece in my wildest
dreams!

Anthony.

Was that the Northern or the Southern Lights?

Cheers

Martin

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Martin Frey wrote:

Anthony Ayiomamitis wrote:



The impossible just happened! We had an aurora in Greece and
this is something which is virtually impossible due to our great
distance from the earth's geomagnetic pole.





I never expected to see an aurora here in Greece in my wildest
dreams!

Anthony.


Hi Martin,

Was that the Northern or the Southern Lights?

Northern Lights for sure .... photos are now available at
http://www.perseus.gr/Astro-Aurorae.htm ....

Anthony.


Cheers

Martin

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Anthony Ayiomamitis wrote:
photos are now available at http://www.perseus.gr/Astro-Aurorae.htm

Lovely. Now you know why the phenomenon is called "Aurora"! :-)

(Curiosity: Is the Greek word for the phenomenon anything to do with
Eos?)

Best,
Stephen

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Anthony Ayiomamitis wrote:

photos are now available at http://www.perseus.gr/Astro-Aurorae.htm

Hi Stephen,

Lovely. Now you know why the phenomenon is called "Aurora"! :-)

(Curiosity: Is the Greek word for the phenomenon anything to do with
Eos?)

Good for you. The word "aurora" does have to do with "eos" ... however,
when used astronomically (ie. aurora borealis), we use "boreio stelas"
(soft "b" as in "v") where I think you can see the similarity between
"borealis" and "boreio" (the latter in Greek means northern). However, I
do not know the origin of "stelas" and to what extent it is from the
ancient Greek (for example) or not.

Anthony.

Best,
Stephen

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Anthony,

Thanks for the Greek lesson! :-)

Oh, and I completely concur with what Pete has said about the
organisation/presentation of your web site. *Very* nice indeed!


Best,
Stephen

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Anthony Ayiomamitis wrote:

Northern Lights for sure .... photos are now available at
http://www.perseus.gr/Astro-Aurorae.htm ....

Anthony.

Lovely pictures- that coolpix handles long exposures rather well,
doesn't it.

Cheers

Martin

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Martin Frey wrote:

Anthony Ayiomamitis wrote:



Northern Lights for sure .... photos are now available at
http://www.perseus.gr/Astro-Aurorae.htm ....

Anthony.


Hi Martin,

Lovely pictures- that coolpix handles long exposures rather well,
doesn't it.

Thank you for the kind words. As for my Coolpix, it is scarry the amount
of mileage I am getting out of it .... and, of course, quality mileage!

I am also waiting for the Xmas specials so as to pick-up a Canon Rebel
300d (digital) and the only reason is that it allows prime focus work
whereas with my Coolpix is afocal projection.

Cheers

Did you have any luck with the aurora from last night?

Anthony.


Martin

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