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| Summary: A coronal mass ejection hit Earth's magnetic field on May 15th, sparking an extreme geomagnetic storm. [See also the April 2005 aurora gallery.] Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | This is Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 Got
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Rob Brumm,
Marinette, WI USA May. 15 |
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Incredible color-they only lasted for a few minutes after 1 AM CST, until we clouded over...but this was the first night w/o complete cover in days! The reds actually painted the foreground of the pic w/o enhancement...awesome. Fujifilm S2 Pro digtal SLR, ISO 1600, Sigma 12-24mm F4.5 lens, 28 sec. exposure at F8. |
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Calvin Hall,
North of Seward Alaska, by Moose Pass May. 15 |
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At 12:30 AM it finally was dark enough to see the aurora. This is the latest I've ever photographed aurora in Alaska. It never got completely dark, and by 2:15 AM it was distinctly getting lighter out. The aurora was pretty much due South, which worked out nicely with Trail Lake and the Chugach Mountains as a foreground. Nice finale to the season! |
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Chris Gray,
Moosehorn Dist. Manitoba Canada May. 15 |
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Missed Saturdays display, but Sundays was just as good. This was the first display of the spring season I saw without heavy cloud cover it was worth the wait. |
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Lyndon Anderson,
Bismarck, North Dakota, USA May. 15 |
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I know that we have ducks in North Dakota, but this is ridiculous! If it looks like a duck, is it a duck? Duck art! |
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Chris Thor,
North of Fremont, Nebraska, USA May. 15 |
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Amazing auroras. I watched them all the way home from Omaha wishing I had my camera. Minolta Dimage Z1 10s exposure 400ASA. |
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Al Redpath,
Taken from my Balcony in the centre of Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. May. 15 |
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Just happened to look up while walking home from the pub, was amazed at how bright they were. Taken with a Finepix s602 + WLFX9 Wide angle lens, 15 second exposure. |
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Robb McCaghren,
Wetaskiwin Alberta Canada May. 15 |
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Aaron Albert,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada May. 15 |
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The clouds cleared away just in time for the best auroral display I've ever seen from inside the big city. Plenty bright enough to shine through all the light pollution These photos were taken with a Nikon Coolpix 880, ASA 400, 8s exposure. Photos are very close to what I actually saw. |
| more images: from Steve Yezek near Plymouth, Iowa; from Amanda Stumpf of Milwaukee, WI; from David Meger of Schaumburg, IL; |
