April 2008
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Summary: A solar wind stream hit Earth on April 23rd causing geomagnetic storms and Northern Lights around the Arctic Circle. See also March 2008.

 
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Dana Hrubes,
Geographic South Pole
Apr. 24, 2008
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This is Aurora Australis backlighting the South Pole Telescope (a cosmic microwave background telescope, http://spt.uchicago.edu) which is bathed in moonlight at the geographic South Pole, where the sun has set for 6 months. J. Dana Hrubes Winterover, South Pole Telescope; Station Science Leader; Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica

Sylvain Serre,
Salluit, Nunavik, Quebec, Canada
Apr. 22, 2008
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Tonight, with a group of young teenagers from south, we went to see the northern lights. Because of the clouds, the night was very short.

Photo details: Canon EOS 30D, 10mm, f3,5, 800 ISO, 15 sec.


Yuichi Takasaka,
Lumby, British Columbia, Canada
Apr. 22, 2008
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I went out to try out my new equatorial mount this evening and found out that there were green lights out there.

Photo details: Pentax K10D, K20D, 20mm, 24mm


Geir Øye,
Ørsta, Norway
Apr. 24, 2008
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The nordic sky is gradually getting brighter and brighter as we approach summer. However, it still gets sufficient dark at midnight (62nd Lat.N). I got out just after midnight (April 23/24, 2008) local time, and shot a few images of the auroras. Here are a couple.

Photo details: Canon EOS 450D, 18-55 mm lens, ISO: 800, exp: 60 - 65 sec, tripod, RC-5.


Jason,
Fort McMurray Alberta
Apr. 15, 2008
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This was taken looking over the Athabasca river in Fort McMurray Alberta with Syncrude Canada in the background.