Aurora & Meteor Photo OP ! 02-03MAR2011

Space Weather News for March 1, 2011 http://spaceweather.com
GEOMAGNETIC STORM:  A solar wind stream hit Earth's magnetic field during the early hours of March 1st.  The impact sparked a polar geomagnetic storm that was, at first, minor, but the storm has been intensifying throughout the day.  If the trend continues, high-latitude sky watchers will likely witness bright auroras after nightfall on March 1-2. Northern-tier US states such as Maine, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Washington could be favored with photographic and/or visual displays.  Check http://spaceweather.com for updates.

***Readers and aurora viewers...If you capture meteors/fireballs while shooting the above expected aurora event tonight, I'd love to post them to my site (with full attribution of course!). Please e-mail them to wxtx01@gmail.com with details and let's get your work out there for everyone to enjoy! Thanks...ELPALLSKY***

Northern BC Canada Fireball Suggested by Inquiry To ELPALLSKY 01MAR2011...

Taylor, British Columbia arrived from google.ca on "elp allsky: Mar 1, 2011" by searching for March 1, 2011 northern bc meteor.

***ELPALLSKY Readers...If you witnessed this event please e-mail me at wxtx01@gmail.com or chat about it in the Chat Window. Thank you!***

NE US Green Fireball Event Indicated By Inquiries To ELPALLSKY 01MAR2011...

Internet Traffic Suggests Another Green Fireball Over The Northeastern US 01MAR2011...
Gaithersburg, Maryland arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Potential For Increasing Fireball Activity As 3 NEO's Approach...01MAR2011" by searching for green meteor march 1 2011.
14:31:51 -- 4 hours 57 mins ago
Chicopee, Massachusetts arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: UPDATE TO BREAKING USA METEOR NEWS...Large US East Coast Meteor Fireball Bolide DEC28, 2010!!!" by searching for meteor hits three rivers ma.
15:14:45 -- 4 hours 15 mins ago

***ELPALLSKY Readers...If you witnessed this event please e-mail me at wxtx01@gmail.com or chat about it in the Chat Window. Thank you!***

Internet Traffic Suggests Possible N CO Green Fireball 01MAR2011...

Inquiries To ELPALLSKY Indicate Green Fireball Event In Colorado 01MAR2011...
Colorado Springs, Colorado arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: BREAKING NEWS...Major Colorado/South Dakota Green Meteor Fireball Reported By ELPALLSKY Readers 5:50 PM MST 22FEB2011" by searching for Fireball colorado springs.
Boulder, Colorado arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for Did anyone else see the green thing in the sky in Boulder?.
15:56:43 -- 3 hours ago

***ELPALLSKY Readers...If you witnessed this event please e-mail me at wxtx01@gmail.com or chat about it in the Chat Window. Thank you!***

New Study Warns Of Mass Extinction 01MAR2011

From USA Today 01MAR2011...

One possible cause of the largest extinction event in the history of life

on Earth was a meteor that crashed off the coast of Australia about 251

million years ago. Scientists in 2004 found evidence of an impact crater

there, believed to be from a ...MORE