July 2005
Aurora Gallery
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Summary: July is supposed to be a poor month for auroras, but this July hasn't been bad. A series of weak coronal mass ejections and solar wind streams have sparked pleasing Northern Lights as far south as Wisconsin and Washington in the USA. [See also the May 2005 aurora gallery.]

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  Photographer, Location Images Comments

Jeffrey R. Hapeman,
Lac du Flambeau, WI
Jul. 29
#1, #2

Very dim aurora were visible, with regular pillars and beams that slowly moved across the sky. To the naked eye, they were dull greenish-white, but the camera revealed the colors. These are 30s exposures with a Canon 1D Mark II, 24mm lens @ f/1.4, ISO 800.

Tony Wilder,
Chippewa Falls, WI
Jul. 28
#1,

fantastic glow from the North! I walked outside in the crisp air to close up truck and to head to bed, looked North and what a view! Green Northern lights at midnite, glowing behind low-lying cloud cover. Canon EOS Digital tripod 20 sec Bulb F1.8 lens at F1.8.

Chris Gray,
Moosehorn Dist. Manitoba Canada
Jul. 21
#1

Thanks to SpaceWeather.com and Mother Nature, about 2:00 am on July 21st I was able to take some interesting shots of mild Auroras bathed in the light of the full moon. Nikon D2x with 17mm lens

Wade B Clark Jr,
Baker Lake, Washington State, USA
Jul. 17
#1, #2, #3, #4, more

Mild aurora was observed even though the moon was doing it's best to wash them out. The display lasted from 11:15pm July 17 to 12:30am July 18, 2005. Rays reached about 30 degrees elevation at it's highest point.

Fernand Laplante,
Parc national des Grands-Jardins Charlevoix Québec/Canada
Jul. 12
#1

Canon 20D ,Lens 17x85 I.S.Canon 1600 ASA pose 10sec.

Laurence Harry,
Nanaimo BC Canada
Jul. 17
#1, #2

This evening there was a really strong storm for a short time,I was not expecting any as there were reports of no activity forcast. I was very pleased to see the lights as I took my dog out. I saw the red at the edge of the base with my eyes it was that strong. Canon Digital Rebel 300D 10/12 sec exposure f/4.5, ISO 1600. 31/33mm

Pat Boomer,
Near Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Jul. 18
#1

Beautiful show from 6:30 - 7:15 UT July 18 Very bright and active! Canon Rebel XT, 18mm, iso400-800, 8-15 sec exp.

Joseph Shaw,
Bozeman, Montana, USA
Jul. 12
#1, more

The July 10 coronal mass ejection produced a mild aurora over the Bridger Mountains northeast of Bozeman, Montana near midnight on July 11-12, 2005. Photo details: Nikon D70 digital SLR, 800 ISO, 20s exposure.

Peter Boytang,
Near Edmonton Alberta, Canada.
Jul. 10
#1, #2, #3, more

A rare shot of auroras (green, above) and noctilucent clouds (electric-blue, below) at the same time! Canon EOS 10D Digital SLR set to ISO 400 with a Canon 17-40mm lens. The exposures were 15-30 seconds.

Laurence Harry,
Nanaimo BC Canada
Jul. 10
#1

Canon Digital Rebel 300D. 17 to 33 seconds f/3.5 and f/4.5 ISO 1600. 31 to 33 mm Canon 18-55 mm I saw some very bright aurora activity for about 25 minutes.

more images: from Tom Kaye near Lusk, Wyoming (July 12); from Paul L Meisel of Ward County, North Dakota (July 12); from Tricia Johnson at the TOAST Observatory in Grand Forks, North Dakota (July 10);

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