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Summary:
A coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth's
magnetic field on Sept. 9th, sparking a (Kp=7) geomagnetic storm.
Northern Lights were sighted in the United States as far south as
Maine, Michigan, Vermont and Washington. Another CME struck on Sept.
17th, sparking a Kp=6 storm. The biggest CME strike of the month
occured on Sept. 26th. A severe (Kp=8) geomagnetic storm ignited
auroras over both hemispheres. (See also August
2011.) |
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Fredrik Broms,
Kvaløya, Norway
Sep. 27, 2011 |
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Storm indeed! Tonight on the island of Kvaløya outside Tromsø some of the most amazing auroras that I have ever seen could be glimpsed between the rain-clouds - I halfway expected to see some aurora-rainbow :-). The colours were absolutely stunning with purple and deep blood-red in addition to the green. Here are some shots from a corona time-lapse sequence from tonight, a night I will never forget!
Nikon D3, AF-S Nikkor 14-24 mm f/2,8 at f/3,5, ISO 800-1000, exposure 3-20 secs.
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Erik Danielson,
Clearwater Lake, Grand Marais, Minnesota
Sep. 26, 2011 |
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Tallest bands of aurora ever seen up here which started as soon as it got dark. It was hard to keep from giggling during the awesome hour long show.
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Paul McCrone,
Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center, Monterey
CA
Sep. 27, 2011 |
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These are DMSP
Satellite images from September 26 through 27, 2011, over
the Northern Polar regions. The primary sensor was the Operational
Linscan System (OLS) onboard the DMSP F18 in Polar Orbit.
The imagery includes night time visual imagery and Visual/Infrared
Multispectral Imagery (MSI). |
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Jónína Óskarsdóttir,
Faskrudsfjordur, Iceland.
Sep. 27, 2011 |
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The night was wonderful but I have never seen such Northern Lights show as this. The sky bursted into white, pink, red and green colors. It was just magnificent. Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II. Lens: Canon 14 mm f/2.8L II USM. ISO 1600 and 1s exposure.
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Vakhmistrov,
Kirovsk, Kola Peninsula, Russia
Sep. 26, 2011 |
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Nikon D-700.
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Ed Stockard,
Summit Station, Greenland on top of the ice sheet
~10,600ft
Sep. 26, 2011 |
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The first good show of the season here at Summit Station, Greenland. On top of the Greenland ice sheet we finally had clear, cool temperatures.... and adequate darkness. -35c/-31f. The colors changed with time and the reddish colors occurred with tiny ice crystals in the air. I'm not sure if that had anything to do with it though! Bands stretched across the ice sheet.
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Alex McCombie,
Mexico, NY, USA
Sep. 27, 2011 |
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Life In a Northern Town
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After watching the solar storm yesterday I was on high alert for Aurora's. Sure enough, around 9pm I saw some flecks of green pop up.
A quick drive to Selkirk State Park at about 9:30pm EST and I had just enough time to get 4 or 5 shots before the clouds moved in.
I wish it had lasted longer... but cant be greedy.
As a bonus we saw a meteorite coming down. This one clearly made landfall. It was slow moving, with a burning tail and got bright and bigger as it shot over the trees to the north. It was an incredible sight. Too bad the camera was busy exposing the Northern Lights.
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Maksim Braude,
Kemerovo, Russia
Sep. 26, 2011 |
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Auroras at 26 sept around 19UT from Kemerovo, Russia (55N lat). Watch the video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdzfHj6C6lY
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images: from
Antti Pietikäinen of Muonio, Lapland, Finland; from
Wes Bailey of Grand Rapids, Minnesota; from
Robert Sparks of Acadia National Park, Maine; from
George Riethof of Nantucket, MA; from
Alan C Tough of Elgin, Moray, Scotland; from
Ivan Prakapiuk of Domachevo, Belarus; from
Arlo of Turner, Maine; from
Andreas Möller of Fürstenwalde, Germany;
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