We were on Vancouver Island, May 10. 2024, when the G5 Aurora Borealis ocurred--and the top item on my bucket list finally was crossed off. It was absolutely magical.
So I posted on FB:
"I have a childhood memory of being in the front yard one night with my parents, and looking north. (We lived in South County) There was green in the sky. This would have been sometime 1959-early 1960's, and I would not have been very old. I wish I could verify if there were actually northern lights in St. Louis then, or if I just dreamed this."My friend James Ahlberg responded,
I found reference to a 1958 auroral display that may be what you're thinking of. The reference referred to an article on the curious.astro.cornell.edu website titled, "Did I see the Aurora Borealis as a Child? (Beginner) - Curious About Astronomy? Ask an Astronomer" The reference I found quoted a part of the article as follows, "If you read further down the page it also turns out that you might be remembering the 1958 auroras, which were unusally active and (according to that site) are a source of childhood memories of many adults." Alas, my attempts to reach that website proved futile.This gave me information to pursue a more specific google search, which turned up the following:
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri • Page 29
- Publication:St. Louis Post-Dispatchi
- Location: St. Louis, Missouri
- Issue Date:
- Page: 29
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Brilliant display of Aurora Borealis, the northern lights, over
Kirkwood early today. The qreen and reddish glow reached maximum
intensity last night shortly before 9 o'clock and also was discernible
to early risers this morning.
Rarely
seen this far south, the northern lights are caused by streams of
particles shot out from the sun which are bent by the earth's magnetic
field, resulting in shimmering arcs of luminosity. ly Litr Ltnck,
Post-DHptkh Photognphtr>https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/139974780/
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/139974780/
I would have been 4 years old.
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