Reported Sightings of Aurorae sent to IPS
Below is a list of all the Aurora events which have been reported to IPS in recent years. The dates of observed Auroral activity are shown along with all the locations from which reports were received.
In the case of major towns or cities, a large number of reports were often received from the same place. Thus, a single occurrence of say, "Hobart (AUS)" or "Dunedin (NZ)", often represents five or ten reports from observers in that area. For a complete (un-edited) list of reports see Reports of Aurora Observations.
| Year | Dates | Locations |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 15 May | Casey (Antarctica) |
| 2006 | 14 Apr | Hobart (AUS) |
| 2006 | 5-6 Apr | Hobart (AUS) |
| 2005 | 11 Sep | Detroit (MI, USA) |
| 2005 | 24-25 Aug | Hobart (AUS), Melbourne (AUS), Devenport (Tas, AUS), Canberra (AUS), Benalla (Vic, AUS), Northcote (Melbourne, AUS), Sydney (AUS) [in flight], Launceston (Tas, AUS) |
| 2005 | 11 Jul | Hobart (AUS) |
| 2005 | 31 May | Hobart (AUS) |
| 2005 | 16 May | Wallaroo (SA, AUS), Horsham (Vic, AUS), Canterbury (NZ), Bombala (NSW, AUS) |
| 2005 | 8-9 May | Hobart (AUS) |
| 2005 | 5 Apr | Casey (Antarctica) |
| 2005 | 7 Mar | Casey (Antarctica) |
| 2005 | 22 Jan | Jystrup (Denmark), Bombala (NSW, AUS) |
| 2005 | 17 Jan | Pennsylvania (USA), Launceston (Tas, AUS) |
| 2004 | 31 Dec | Tasmania (AUS) |
| 2004 | 10-11 Nov | Tasmania (AUS), Dunedin (NZ), Rye Back Beach (Vic, AUS) |
| 2004 | 7-8 Nov | New York State (USA), Methow Valley (WA, USA), Detroit (MI, USA), Frankfurt (Germany), Illinois (USA), Nebraska (USA), Kansas (USA), Connecticut (USA) |
| 2004 | 25 Oct | Macquarie Island (AUS) |
| 2004 | 25-27 Jul | Blackmans Bay (Tas, AUS), Wynyard (Tas, AUS), Hobart (AUS), Perth (AUS) |
| 2004 | 4 Apr | Wick (Scotland) |
| 2004 | 10 Mar | Alaska |
| 2004 | 23 Jan | Melbourne (AUS) [in flight], Canberra (AUS) |
| 2003 | 5 Dec | Tasmania (AUS) |
| 2003 | 11-20 Nov | Kangaroo Island (SA, AUS), Kojonup (WA, AUS), Hobart (AUS), Perth (AUS), Strathylbyn (SA, AUS), Kentucky (USA), Kingston (Tas, AUS), Central Highlands (Tas, AUS) |
| 2003 | 29-30 Oct | Albury (Vic, AUS), Narrabri (NSW, AUS), Largs North (SA, AUS), Dandenong (Vic, AUS), Burwood (Melbourne, AUS), Bendigo (Vic, AUS), Albany (NY, USA), Connecticut (USA), Hamlin (NY, USA), Detroit (MI, USA), Hobart (AUS), West Haven (CT, USA), Vermont (USA), Mildura (Vic, AUS), Van Buren (AR, USA), Burnie (Tas, AUS), Dunedin (NZ), Wollongong (NSW, AUS), Korumburra (Vic, AUS), Seattle (WA, USA), Tok (Alaska) |
| 2003 | 17-20 Sep | Tok (Alaska) |
| 2003 | 18 Aug | Ulverstone (Tas, AUS), St Helens (Tas, AUS), Tok (Alaska), Blackmans Bay (Tas, AUS), Hobart (AUS), Dunedin (NZ) |
| 2003 | 18 Jun | Otago (NZ), Mountain River (Tas, AUS) |
| 2003 | 29 May | Perth (AUS) |
| 2003 | 10 May | Dunedin (NZ) |
| 2003 | 2 Feb | Tok (Alaska) |
| 2002 | 1 Oct | Porvo (Finland), Tok (Alaska), Pingelly Heights (WA, AUS), Maine (USA), Kingston (Tas, AUS), Mt Wellingston (Tas, AUS), Hobart (AUS), Mountain River (Tas, AUS), Taroona (Tas, AUS), Ulverstone (Tas, AUS), Wallaroo (SA, AUS) |
| 2002 | 14 Sep | Narrabri (NSW, AUS), Somerville (Vic, AUS) |
| 2002 | 8 Sep | Kerr Lake (VA, USA), Berrima (NSW, AUS), Victor Harbor (SA, AUS), Loch Sport (Vic, AUS), Vantaa (Finland), Fryerstone (Vic, AUS) |
| 2002 | 23 May | Taroona (Tas, AUS) |
| 2002 | 18 Apr | Anchorage (Alaska), Hobart (AUS), Clyde (Vic, AUS), Melbourne (AUS), Central Tasmania (AUS) |
| 2001 | 31 Mar | Khancoban (NSW, AUS), Perth (AUS), Duluth (MN, USA), Mt Martha (Vic, AUS), Yanchep (WA, AUS), Narrandera (NSW, AUS), Wagga Wagga (NSW, AUS), Linden (NSW, AUS), Tathra (NSW, AUS), Grasby (Lincolnshire, UK), Canberra (AUS), Wollongong (NSW, AUS), Rainbow (Vic, AUS), Christchurch (NZ), Landrum (SC, USA), Atascadero (CA, USA) |
| 2001 | 28 Mar | Tok (Alaska), Culumet (MI, USA), Dillon Bay (WA, USA) |
| 20 Mar | Tok (Alaska), Ballarat (Vic, AUS) | |
| 2000 | 27-29 Nov | Kadina (SA, AUS), Seven-mile Beach (Tas, AUS) |
| 2000 | 28 Oct | Hancock (MI, USA) |
| 2000 | 14 Oct | Hobart (AUS) |
| 2000 | 4-6 Oct | Fairhaven (Vic, AUS), Detroit (MI, USA), Hancock (MI, USA), Bangor (Ireland) |
| 2000 | 30 Sep | Finland |
| 2000 | 18 Sep | Helsinki (Finland), Detroit (MI, USA) |
| 2000 | 11 Aug | New Forest Observatory (Ontario, Canada), Waterloo (Ontario, Canada), Kenosha (WI, USA), Port Clinton (OH, USA), Lubbock (TX, USA), Ogallala (NE, USA), Detroit (MI, USA) |
| 2000 | 16 Jul | McMurdo Station (Antarctica) |
Aurora reports should be brief, with the date, time (preferably in Greenwich Mean Time or UT), location and a short description of the aurora. Reports should be sent by e-mail to asfc@ips.gov.au with a subject heading "Report of Aurora Observation".
