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| Summary: A solar wind gust hit Earth's magnetic field on Feb. 19th sparking high-latitude auroras. The gust was part of a solar wind stream flowing from a small coronal hole. [aurora mega-gallery] Got
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Andre
Clay, Harding Lake, Alaska Feb. 20 |
#1, #2, #3, #4, more | Certainly a nice surprise on Presidant's Day! Shot just past midnight locally at my rural cabin. Canon 20D, 15mm Sigma Fisheye, 400ASA, 10S exposure. |
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Mark Conner,
Alaska, USA Feb. 21 |
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This Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) satellite image captured the aurora visible over Alaska on the evening of Feb 20/21. Surface lights from the Barrow and Fairbanks area are also visible in this image. Image credit: Meteorological Satellite Applications Branch, Air Force Weather Agency |
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Mark
Casadei, North Pole, Alaska, USA Feb. 19 |
#1, #2, #3, #4 | Looking at the NOAA Satellite data on the web and saw that it was really active. So I grabbed my camera and watched the best light show I have seen to date. Mine were taken with a Cannon Power Shot A60, ISO 200, Shutter 13 Sec, F-2.3. |
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Jeff
Pederson, Fairbanks, Alaska Feb. 20 |
#1 | Aurora substorm, during a midnight cross-country ski through the taiga. Looking southeast, with the low clouds illuminated by the street lights of Fairbanks, Alaska. ASA 800, f4.8, 8 sec. exposure. |
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Gordon Luck,
Staying at the Northern Light Inn near Grindavik, Iceland, on holiday from the UK. Feb. 27 |
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Taken on Pentax istDS 1600 iso exposures 6sec F4.5 18mm lens. Light show lasted over 3 hours in total, but was not particularly bright. |
