Northern Lights Photo Gallery
October 2009
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Summary: On Oct. 30th, the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) near Earth tilted south, an orientation that weakens our planet's magnetic defenses against solar wind. Solar wind poured into Earth's magnetosphere and sparked an early Halloween display of Northern Lights over Alaska. See also Sept. 2009.
 
  Photographer, Location Images Comments


Daryl Pederson,
Girdwood Alaska USA
Oct. 30, 2009		 #1

The bright moonlight outshined the Northern Lights with the exception of a brief flare up over the Chugach mountains in south central Alaska.


Michael H Davies,
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada
Oct. 27, 2009		 #1, more

Photo details: Nikon D300, 17mm, ISO 400


Naoki Kukuu,
Fairbanks, Alaska
Oct. 24, 2009		 #1

Halloween Special! Three pumpkins with an display of Northern Lights in the background of a frozen lake.


more images: from Steven of Fairbanks, Alaska;