aurora and radio

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 666, 18 May 1929, Page 13

aurora and radio

RYRD'S communications 15 INTERRUPTED beautiful displays BT RUSSELL, OWEN «2Pcomj£ n y and the St. Louis “Postune*,„i, •• All rights for publication throughout the world. Wireless U"thi “New York Times -” Received 9.5 a.m. BAY OF WHALES. Thursday. An aurora australis or something * played up with radio communi“fj 0 n in the last two days. It may h*re been the aurora, although the wireless experts refuse to commit heibselves; but it is at least a coincidence that during the past two days there have been strong and beautiful

auroras. for the day before yesterday, in the afternoon, the finest yet seen lighted . the heavens. The entire sky seemed alight with flame. It began with arches that Bhivered across the and became curtains that waved ami pulsated with green and blue and deep red glows, and sometimes it whirled as though it were blown by a -reat wind, and the colours scattered and fled through the whole mass in ware* of beautiful light. It was a magnificent display. Yesterday, long arches hung one above the other in the north, and from them stretched across the zenith to the south a slowly-waving curtain of greenish white, which curved and ended in a twisted lash like that of a whip. It lasted for as long as one could" stand outside in the cold and watch, and with their coming the wireless waves just curled up and are other causes which could interrupt the radio, but studies are being made to see if there is any connection between the two, and a fewmore coincidences like yesterday and the day before will make it seem very probable. The temperature last night was 48 degrees below zero.