bob watkinson wrote:
"Mr Blowman" S@not here.karoo.co.uk wrote in message
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"bob watkinson" wrote in message
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Having just enjoyed the aurora here in central Scotland I have a
question. Does the phenomena always occur at night for some reason or
does it occur and go unnoticed during the day too?


To answer your question Bob I'm pasting a post from "snock" on TWO :




"technically local midnight brings the most intense part of the aurora
over your location (particles streaming in from the sun will logically
gather on the 'lee' side of the Earth from the sun, i.e. midnight) but
really it has more to do with the current activity than the time of day,
midwinter in Alaska brings 'daytime' auroras but of course it is dark

Stu Nock
Beckenham, Kent"





Regards



Sean B


Thanks for that. I've also noticed it happens mostly when it's icy cold too.



Do they appear if someone is at the peak of Mt Kilimanjaro ?

Joe