THE GEOGRAPHIC POSITIONS OF THE STABLE RED ARCS OF OCTOBER 25 AND OCTOBER 26, 1960
A stable red arc was observed from Cactus Peak, Calif. shortly after moonset on two successive night during October 1960. During the night of October 24-25 the arc was observed o form in the direction of the north magnetic pole and to move rapidly southward, opening up so th it lay along an isoclini...
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1960
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Summary: | A stable red arc was observed from Cactus Peak, Calif. shortly after moonset on two successive night during October 1960. During the night of October 24-25 the arc was observed o form in the direction of the north magnetic pole and to move rapidly southward, opening up so th it lay along an isoclinic line, until it reac d stable position at a dip latitu e of 52.5 degrees. On the night of October 25-26, the arc l y along n isoclinic a dip latitude of 50.5 degrees at moonset, and showed slow sout erly motions during he night. (Author) |
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