Year = 1998
Month = February
Day = 17
Day-of-year = 048
Site = Poker Flat
Sunrise = 17:47
Sunset = 02:19
Moonrise = 09:30
Moonset = 18:58
Moon_age = 20
Aurora = Storm - Aurora filled the sky for extended periods
Cloud = Overcast early, clear later
Magnetometer = Minor Storm
ASC = Short moondown, ran OK
MSP = Ran all night on all channels
VHF_radar = Partial data coverage
Electrojet = Partial data coverage
SDI = No data
Bomem = Unknown
MSG = No data
Trailer = No data
UW_FPI = Ran all night, good data
Stratosperic_lidar = Unknown
Rayleigh_lidar = Unknown
Resonance_lidar = Unknown
Ebert = No data
Comments = Entry at 18:45 UT.
Activity arose due to IMF Bz dropping to 
~ -12nT at ~0900 UT, as seen at L1 by ACE.
Bz remained strongly -ve thereafter, at 
least until now (18:50 UT).
Magnetometers became active in Alaska ~1300 UT.
Updated, 02-19-98, 20:15 UT, MPK.