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Summary: On August 1st, the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) near Earth suddenly turned south--a condition that renders Earth's magnetosphere vulnerable to solar wind gusts. A G2-class geomagnetic storm began soon after. Sky watchers in Canada and parts of the United States saw colorful auroras on August 2nd. The storm continued fitfully until August 4th. |
| Photographer, Location | Images | Comments | |
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Stephane
Levesque, Luceville, Québec, Canada Aug. 4 |
#1, #2, #3 | Photo details: Pentax me; 28mm; f3.5; 30 sec exposure. |
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Dominic
Cantin, St-Michel de Bellechasse, 30 km east of Québec
City, Québec, Canada Aug. 4 |
#1, #2, more | Photo details: 28 mm @ f 2.8, 25 sec, Fuji Superia 800 |
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Chris
Gray, Lake Manitoba, near Moosehorn, Manitoba, Canada Aug. 4-5 |
#1 | C. Gray: "The display lasted about 3 hours." Photo details: Nikon F100, 50 mm lens |
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Mark
Golub, Riding Mountain, Manitoba, Canada Aug. 2-3 |
#1, #2, more | Photo details: Fuji 400 film; 15-45 second exposures |
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Mark Hoffmeyer,
Anchorage, Alaska, USA Aug. 4 |
#1 | In this photo from Alaska, the northern sky glows with August's waning midnight sun. Photo details: Kodak Max 400 film, Minolta X-700, 28mm/F2.8 at ~10 seconds. |
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Warren
Justice, Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba, Canada Aug. 4 |
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 | Photo details: 28mm 12-30sec.@ f1.9-f2.8 Film: Fuji Superia 800 X-tra |
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Duane
Clausen, Menominee, Michigan, USA Aug. 2 |
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, more | D. Clausen: "The auroras waxed and waned all night with enough intensity to keep me out from 10:30 p.m. until 02:30 a.m. It was an awesome surprise." |
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Dominic
Cantin, St-Michel de Bellechasse, 30 km east of Québec
City, Québec, Canada Aug. 2 |
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, more | Photo details: 28 mm @ f 2.8, 25 sec, Fuji Superia 800 |
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Carol Lakomiak,
Tomahawk Wisconsin, USA Aug. 2-3 |
#1 | C. Lakomiak: "Very short-lived, but a beautiful display! " |
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Lyndon
Anderson, near Bismarck, North Dakota, USA Aug. 1-2 |
#1, #2, #3, more | L. Anderson: "It was an amazing show. I was able to view auroras to the north, and to the south." |
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Philippe
Moussette, near the Québec City airport, Québec,
Canada Aug. 2-3 |
#1, #2, more | Photo details: Pentax ME Super, Fuji Color 800 ASA, 30 second exposure, 15mm , f3.5. |
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Marek Dudka,
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, USA Aug. 2 |
#1, #2, #3, #4 | M. Dudka: "The display was very vibrant with green and reddish colors and with amazing bright rays stretching throughout the northern skies (reaching 90 degrees above the horizon). The photographs were taken with Canon PowerShot G1 digital camera." |
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Ken
Cravillion, north of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA Aug. 2 |
#1, #2, #3, more | K. Cravillion: "I also saw lots of Perseid meteors, including a fireball." |
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Sébastien
Giguère, atop Mount Megantic, near Québec City,
Québec, Canada Aug. 2 |
#1, #2, more | S. Giguère: "It was a great night at the observatory! Auroras, bright shooting stars, majestic moonrise, ISS sightings, milky way at the zenith... The public was amazed and so were we!" All photos were taken with a Coolpix 995 digital camera. |
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Stan
Richard, near Des Moines, Iowa, USA Aug. 2 |
#1, #2, #3, more | Photo details: Kodak Elite Chrome 400 slide film. |
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Brett Walker,
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, USA Aug. 1-2 |
#1 | B. Walker: "I was really surprised. The auroras got very bright at times, and lasted about 2 hours (11p-1a local time)." Photo details: Minolta DiMAGE 7, ISO 800 f2.8, 15s exposure |
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Philippe
Moussette, near the Québec City airport, Québec,
Canada Aug. 1-2 |
#1, #2, more | Photo details: Coolpix 995 digital camera, 30s exposure, 400 asa. |
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Warren
Justice, Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba, Canada Aug. 1-2 |
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 | Photo details: 28mm 15-25sec.@ f1.9, Fuji Superia X-tra 800. |
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Dominic
Cantin, 75 km north of Québec City, Québec,
Canada Aug. 3 |
#1, #2, #3, #4, more | D. Cantin: "On two of these pictures you can see a van and a car passing during the exposure." Photo details: 28 mm @ f 2.8, 25 sec, Fuji Superia 800 |
