Show I BLAZ U HT I IN N APPEAR AGAIN ACAN JONI HJ Aurora Borealis Which III Illuminated Il II- II- II Skies Caused I by Sunspots Is Theory I of Salt Lake Astronomer By Alfred Member of the British Astronomical Society the American American- Astronomical Society and the Astronomical Society Society So So- of the Pacific Written E Especially for or The Tb Tol Telegram ram REPETITION of the lurid A L 3 sky of last night will likely take place tonight I base my prediction on the fact that the aurora borealis is intimately connected connected connected con con- with the sunspots follow follow- following following ing their well known period of ten and one-half one years In very high latitudes the aurora is visible almost almost almost al al- al- al most every night when the weather er is clear On the contrary in places as far south as this the phenomenon phenomenon phe phe- i is rarely visible the last big bi display occurring in February February ary wy 1892 A week ago a tremendous disturbance disturbanCe disturbance disturb disturb- ance in the form of ot a group of sunspots sunspots sun- sun spots became visible on the eastern edge of 01 the sun As the sun performs its rotation on its axis in about twenty-seven twenty and one-half one days it has now reached nearly the center of the visible hemisphere The main group consists of five spots each of ot at least miles in diameter and the whole extent of the group may be roughly computed at miles in diameter Besides this group there are six other and smaller groups of spots distributed distributed dis dis- over the suns sun's surface The main group is distinctly visible to the naked eye with the tho help of a smoked glass The aurora borealis is a magnetic phenomenon primarily caused by a disturbance of the magnetic field of the earth and is nearly always accompanied accompanied accompanied ac ac- ac- ac companied by a magnetic storm affecting affecting affecting af af- af- af electric transmission especially espe espe- daily clay telegraph lines Jines A magnetic storm Is entirely different from a so called caned electric storm with thunder and lightning lightning lightning-In in the former the sky is generally clear and the sun Is shining Professor Alfred Altred who contributes contributes contributes con con- tributes the article on the aurora borealis to this issue of The Telegram is a we well known scientist of 01 Salt Lake He is a member of the British Astronomical Astronomical As As- society the American Astronomical society and the Astronomical Astronomical As As- of the Pacific all exclusive organizations He possesses a sixteen-inch sixteen telescope one of the largest in the world that is owned privately and is eminently qualified to I discuss the phenomenon which now Is I attracting the attention of not only Salt Lake but much of the northern part of the world Painting the northern sky a brilliant red as if 11 half halt the world were on fire the aurora borealis was visible in Salt Lake last night Reports from other points Indicate that the display was seen as far east as New York The phenomenon was first no- no Continued on pa page e 3 I I BLAZING LIGHTS I S I II Continued o from page 1 I tired at 1 1130 30 Natures Nature's grand gand fireworks display continued d visIble visible vial vial- ble hie for more than halt half an hour The glare was most Intense above abo Ensign peak Thence Thence- It St I sp spread ead eastward and ad westward westward Illuminat Illuminating log ing the entire entre northern sky sk Telegraph companies report that the static stati disturbance Incident Inci mci- dent to the aurora Interfered I with with the of messages |