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| Summary: April began as March ended--with high latitude auroras triggered by a solar wind stream flowing from a coronal hole on the Sun. Similar streams buffeted Earth's magnetic field three more times on April 9th-11th, 14th-21st, and 27th-28th. See also the March 2003 aurora gallery. Page 1 | This is Page 2 Unless otherwise stated, all images are copyrighted by the photographers. |
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Stephane
Levesque,
Luceville, Québec, Canada April 30 |
#1, #2, #3, #4 | none |
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Ulrike
Haug,
Alaska, USA April 30 |
#1, #2, more | U. Haug: "The auroras danced softly in the sky with the twilight lingering in the north. Gaining almost 7 minutes of sunlight daily, we will soon lose our darkness completely. In a few days, Alaska will be the Land of the Midnight Sun." |
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Duane
Clausen, Menominee, Michigan, USA April 28 |
#1, #2, #3, more | D. Clausen: "The auroral arc was prominent for about 4 hours intensifying in brightness and drifting from Northeast to Northwest as the morning progressed.... well worth watching!" |
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Chuck
Johnson,
Cleary Summit, Alaska, USA April 30 |
#1, #2, #3, #4 | The skies are still sunlit in these pictures of green Northern Lights over Cleary Summit. C. Johnson: "I took these at 1:15 am, (1 am is local midnight here) and as you can see we are in the middle of a sunset/sunrise at 65 degrees north. The auroras are nearly overpowered by the sun. Today we will have 16 hours and 49 minutes of sunshine and we are gaining 6 or 7 minutes every day. By June 21 the sun will be up for around 22 hours up here on Cleary Summit." |
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Calvin
Hall, near Sheep Mountain Lodge on the Glenn
Hwy, Alaska, USA April 28 |
#1, #2, more | "Spring has definitely sprung. There were Grizzly tracks, mosquitos and ducks flying around. I could also see twilight in the North at 2 AM," says Hall. |
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Dominic Cantin,
l'Ile d'Orléans, Québec, Canada April 30 |
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"For about 10 minutes we had a magnificent sub-storm worthy of Alaska!" says Cantin. One remarkable picture shows the city lights of Quebec City rivaled by the green glow of auroras. Photo details: 16mm @ f 2.8, 15 to 20 sec, Fuji Superia 800 film |
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Philippe
Moussette,
Québec City, Canada April 28 |
#1, #2, more | Photo details: Canon Powershot A60 at 400 ASA, 15 secs |
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Jean Chiasson,
l'Ile d'Orléans, Québec,
Canada April 29 |
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, more |
Photo details: 16-28mm @ f 2.8, 25 sec |
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Daniel
Tardif, Beauport, Quebec, Canada April 29-30 |
#1, #2, #3, #4 |
Photo details: 28 mm lens, f/2.8, 25s with Fuji X-Tra film |
