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| Summary: September is the beginning of aurora season. Why? It has to do with the sun's magnetic field near Earth--the so-called interplanetary magnetic field (IMF). When the IMF tips south, it opens a crack in Earth's magnetic defenses against the solar wind, fueling geomagnetic storms. During the weeks around the autumnal equinox, the IMF tips further south, on average, than it does at any other time of the year--hence aurora season. [See also the August 2005 aurora gallery.] Page 1 | This is Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 Got
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Jeffrey R. Hapeman,
Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin Sep. 02 |
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Very bright display tonight. Strongest display was visible about 9:30 am, and picked up in intensity between 10:00 and 10:30pm (Central Daylight Time). There were pulsating waves, diffuse arcs, beams and pillars, and a lot of movement. Colors seen were primarily green, yellowish-green, and a tinge of red. |
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Duane Clausen,
Menominee, Michigan Sep. 02 |
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The Auroras simmered low on the horizon and then streaked upwards periodically for about 3 hours. Not an amazing display but hopefully a precursor of what's to come over the next 2 months! |
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Sean Milliken,
Minto Landing, Yukon, Canada Sep. 03 |
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Good display that lasted most of the night. Pictures taken with Canon G6 digital camera, f2.2, 400 ISO, 15 second exposure |
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Gilles Boutin,
Baie-des-Febvres, Quebec Canada Sep. 02 |
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The 2 th september 2005 evening at 21:30, the clouds were move slowly and after, a aurora shower felt on the top of many houses. All the neighbourhood became colored in green. The auroraborealis, made out of breath from his show, stayed quiet afterwards. Pentax istDS 18mm lens and Minolta xe-5 16mm lens. www.banditdenuit.com |
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Kevin
Black, Manitoba, Canada Sep. 03 |
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setting up a telescope with a buddy, I had the fortune of witnessing a powerful aurora storm |
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Jesse Phillips,
Angora, Minnesota, USA Sep. 02 |
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I was pleasantly surprised when I looked up at the sky tonight to catch a view of Jupiter and Venus. The northern sky was lit with dancing light for a few hours, topped off with bright planets and the occasional shooting star. Photo details: Sony Cybershot DSC-F717, 10-30 seconds exposure. |
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Andrew Eaton,
Yellowkife, N.T. Sep. 02 |
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Some nice lights above Yellowknife,NT. The street lights lit up the houses nicely also. 30 secs at F3.5 and ISO 400. Canon Digital Rebel. |
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Anne-Mari Forsström,
Porvoo, Bjurböle, Finland Sep. 02 |
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400 ASA 15s |
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Aaron T. Strouse,
Clare, Michigan, USA Sep. 03 |
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Nikon D70, ISO 800, 30 sec. Took a chance after checking Spaceweather.com for info. Was happy I went out at 12:15 am. Much more fun than sleep!!! © ATS PHOTOGRAPHY |
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Peter Boytang,
Waskehegan Provincial Recreation Area east of Edmonton Alberta, Canada. Sep. 04 |
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This was the finest Aurora display I've seen for a while! All shots were taken with a Canon EOS 10D - ISO 800 - 17mm lens @ f/4 - 30 second exposures. |
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Tom Eklund,
Valkeakoski, Finland Sep. 01 |
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Coronal Hole Stream with Bz in the -20 range for hours created this short but large and impressive substorm. After soooo long dry spell i was sooo happy to see them again. |
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images: from Juha Kinnunen
of Nyrölä, Finland (Sept. 2); from
Ronny Junnilainen of Finland (Sept. 2); from
Mike Sierra of Anchorage, Alaska (Sept. 2); from
Dominic Cantin in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve near Quebec, Canada
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