Summary: A fast-moving coronal mass ejection (CME) that raced away from the Sun on Nov. 4th swept past our planet at 0150 UT on Nov 6th (8:50 p.m. EST on Nov 5th); the impact triggered a widespread geomagnetic storm. Sky watchers in many US states -- including Tennessee, Alabama, the Carolinas, Florida, Texas and California -- reported vivid red and green auroras.

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	Photographer, Location	Images	Comments
	Joe Minow, Huntsville, Alabama, USA Nov. 5	#1, #2, #3	J. Minow: "This display would have been excellent on an Alaskan scale for pure red aurora!! Typically further north you always get some green [OI]557.7 nm emissions that accompany the red [OI]630.0 nm light. This far south the red is typically all you see....indicating emissions from altitudes >300 km."
	Norm Klekoda, Grand Rapids, MI, USA Nov. 5	#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7	Photo details: Canon 35mm camera, 28 and 50mm lens, Fuji 800 film
	Dirk Obudzinski, near Napa and Lake Berryessa, CA, USA Nov. 5	#1, #2, #3, #4	D. Obudzinski: "Beautiful red auroras displays with detailed rays that lasted for about one hour." Photo details: Nikon EM camera,50mm lens,10 to 20 sec. exposures on Kodak Royal Gold 400 film
	Ian Cooper, Glen Oroua, Manawatu, New Zealand Nov. 6	#1, #2, #3, #4	I. Cooper: "In the shots of Canis Major, Southern Cross, and Scorpions Tail the auroral activity was sub-visual. In the Capricorn & Mars shot we could just see the SAR arc by eye."
	Wade B Clark Jr, Skagit County, Washington, USA Nov. 5-6	#1, #2, #3, #4, #5	W. Clark: "The aurora display was beautiful. The waning gibbous moon and Jupiter added to the mystery of the scene. The greens and reds were awesome indeed!" Photo details: 28mm f1.8 lens, 10 to 25 second exposures.
	Jesús Ojeda, St. Francis, WI, USA Nov. 5	#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, more	J. Ojeda: "This was the best display of the year. By 10:00pm local time they were everywhere in the sky. What a night!" Photo details: Nikon N80 camera, 28mm lens, f-stop 3.5, Fuji Superia 800 film, 20-30 second exposures.
	Scott Machalk, Marquette, Michigan, USA Nov. 5-6	#1, #2, #3, #4, #5	Photo details: Canon EOS 1N, 28 mm f1.8 lens, Fuji Provia RDPIII ASA 100, 20 to 30 sec exposures.
	Chris VenHaus, Waukesha, WI, USA Nov. 5	#1, more	Photo details: Canon A2E, Fuji Provia 400F, and Canon 24mm f2.8 lens for 15 sec
	Todd Cory, Mt. Shasta, CA, USA Nov. 5	#1, #2, #3	Photo details: Olympus C-700 digital camera, f=2.8, 16 sec. exp, ISO=800.
	Todd Lindley, 10 miles north of Tulsa, Oklahoma , USA Nov. 5	#1	T. Lindley: "This is a panoramic image created by pasting two standard prints. The rising moon is visible in the bottom right." Photo details: 8-15 second exposures at f2.8 28mm lens on Fuji 800 speed film.
	Debbie Kinloch and Mike Csorbay, near York, Ontario, Canada Nov. 5-6	#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, more	D. Kinloch: "This phenomenal display of very red aurora started around 9:30 p.m. and lasted until around 2:30 in the morning. The corona was visible for nearly the entire time. Pics taken with a Nikon FE, 15mm f3.5 and 28mm f3.5, 15 to 30 seconds. Films used: Fuji Superia 400, 800, Kodak Max 400, 800 ASA."
	Jimmy Westlake, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA Nov. 5	#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6	J. Westlake: "The bright moonlight didn't seem to hinder [things] at all, in fact, I think the moonlight activated my cones more than usual... these auroras had more vibrant colors to my naked eye than many I can remember." Photo details: Kodak Max 400 film, Nikon FE-2, 50 mm lens
	Mike Schroeder, Rogers, Arkansas, USA Nov. 5	#1, #2, #3	M. Schroeder: "I used an old Sears 35mm camera on a tripod with ASA-400 film, 50mm lens at f/2.8 and various exposure times from 10-30 seconds."
	Tom A. Warner, Rapid City, SD, USA Nov. 5	#1, more	T. Warner: "Images were taken using a Nikon FM2 camera with Fuji Provia 100F slide film. Camera settings were as follows Shutter: 30 sec - 2 minutes Aperture: f/2.8 Lens: Nikon 20 mm"
	Mike Lynch, Frankfort Kentucky, USA Nov. 5	#1, #2	M. Lynch: "I was looking for Comet LINEAR (C/2000 WM1) with binoculars when I suddenly noticed the northern sky was a DEEP red. The fisheye-lens photo, showing my sky from West to East, has the Moon hidden behind a utility pole. The bright Moon didn't wash out this very bright auroral display."
	Gary Sumner, Grass Valley, CA, USA Nov. 5	#1, #2, #3	G. Sumner: "Many calls were made to 911 as observers thought there was a very large forest fire."
	Robb Heinz, Mason City, Iowa, USA Nov. 5	#1, #2	Photo details: Nikon FM, ISO 400, 50mm, f2.8 and exposures lasting about 15-20 seconds
	Philippe Moussette, Cap-Rouge Québec, Canada Nov. 5	#1, #2	Photo details: Coolpix 995 digital camera, 15 second exposures, 400ASA
	Robert Smith, Stoneville, NC, USA Nov. 5	#1, #2, #3	Photo details: 9-11 PM EST, Lens: 28mm f 2.8, Film: Fujicolor 200 Super HQ
	Daphne Zaras, near Norman, Oklahoma, USA Nov. 5	#1, #2, more	D. Zaras: "Both photos were taken with a Canon Elan SLR camera with 50 mm fixed focus lens set at f22 (yes, I know - I meant to have it set at f1.8 but in the excitement of seeing aurora in Oklahoma I forgotten I'd set it differently last time I used the camera!!). The film was Kodak Royal Gold 400 ASA."
	Mike O'Leary, 50 miles east of San Diego, CA, USA Nov. 5	#1, #2	M. O'Leary: "These photos were taken from Sunrise Highway in the Laguna mountains. The camera was an OM-1 with a 24mm lens at f/2.0. Exposures were one minute using Fuji Provia 400F film."