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From: heberlei@iris.ucdavis.edu (Todd)
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Subject: NORTHERN LIGHTS!!
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Date: 14 Mar 89 16:11:30 GMT
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I saw the Northern Lights last night from Sacramento (actually Davis).
The light was big and pretty darn bright.  Unfortunately, by the time
I got my camera loaded up with film, the light had faded.  My father
called me from Merced (in the central valley) to tell me about it, and
my friend's sister claims to have seen it from Santa Barbara.

What surprised me the most was that I didn't see it in the 11:00 news.
I haven't seen a paper this morning, so I don't know if they mention
it.  One of the biggest astronomical events (in my eyes anyways) this
year (maybe decade), and our local news crews miss it!

Will this solar activity be any danger to the people or equipment in
the shuttle?


Todd Heberlein
heberlei@iris.ucdavis.edu	128.120.57.20