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Summary: A solar wind shock wave swept past Earth on Sept. 7th at approximately 1630 UT (12:30 EDT). The interplanetary magnetic field turned sharply south when the wave arrived, which triggered a strong (G3-class) geomagnetic storm. Sky watchers in northern Europe, Canada, and most northern US states spotted auroras. |
| Photographer, Location | Images | Comments | |
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Chris VenHaus,
Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA Sept. 8 |
#1, more | none |
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John Lauer,
Keflavik, Iceland Sept. 7 |
#1, #2, #3 | Photo details: Canon AE-1P with a 50mm 1.4 lens and tripod; 15-20 seconds exposure; Kodak 800 film |
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Chris Cook,
East Dennis, Massachusetts, USA Sept. 7 |
#1, #2, more | Photo details: 35mm Fujicolor Press 800, Nikon 24mm @ f/2.8, 60 seconds exposure |
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Tom Eklund,
Valkeakoski, Finland Sept. 7 |
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, more | T. Eklund: "The first corona of this monstrous show was the most impressive that I have ever experienced." 28mm lens, f/2.0, 8-30 sec. and Fuji Provia 400F. |
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Mike
O'Melia, Cherry Springs State Park, Pennsylvania, USA Sept. 7 |
#1, #2, #3 | Photo details: Nikon FM2 16mm fisheye @ 2.8 for 2 minutes on Kodak LE400 film |
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Juha Kinnunen,
Jyväskylä, Finland Sept. 7 |
#1, #2, #3, more | J. Kinnunen: "The weather was not perfectly clear here, but still we could witness a rather fine display, which lasted till the early morning hours." Photo details: Nikon F100 & Nikkor 14mm/f2.8 and Nikkor 28mm/f1.4, and Fuji Provia 400F. |
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Dominic
Cantin, St-Nérée's observatory, 60 km SE of
Quebec City, Canada Sept. 7 |
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, more | D. Cantin: "This was one of the most beautiful displays I've seen. My pictures don't show all the details that I saw in the corona's core, but I will never forget it!" Photo details: Photo details : 28 mm @ f2.8, 25 sec, Fuji Superia 800 |
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Stan
Richard, a cornfield north of Des Moines, Iowa, USA Sept. 7 |
#1, #2, #3, #4, more | Photo details: 20-30 sec exposures on Fuji NPZ 800 film |
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James
M. Spurck, Jr, near Polkville, North Carolina, USA Sept. 7 |
#1, #2, #3 | Photo details: Sony DSC-F707 digital camera, 30 second exposures |
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Rick Thayer,
Hadley, Massachusetts, USA Sept. 7 |
#1, #2, #3 | R. Thayer: "Best display I've seen this cycle. We had a whole group of family, plus 6 teenagers from a birthday party. We were all screaming as the sky changed. Even the teens were excited. I've got a whole roll of beatiful shots." Photo details: Nikon F100 camera with 14mm Sigma Lens. Kodak Gold 200. 15-30 sec exposures. |
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Brian
Larmay, Southern Kettle Moraine state forest, Wisconsin,
USA Sept. 7 |
#1, #2, #3, more | Photo details: 28mm Nikon lens @ f/4 for 45 secs each using Fuji NPH 400 film. |
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Philippe
Moussette, Mont Cosmos Observatory in St-Elzéar, Québec,
Canada Sept. 7 |
#1, #2, #3, #4, more | Photo details: Pentax ME Super, 15 sec. exposures on Fuji Color 1600 film. |
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Martti
Tenhunen, Viitasaari, Finland Sept. 7 |
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5 | Photo details:Canon D60 digital camera, 15 seconds exposure at f/2.8, ISO 400. |
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Carol Lakomiak,
Tomahawk, Wisconsin, USA Sept. 7 |
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 | C. Lakomiak: "The visual crimson at twilight was absolutely stunning against the still-blue sky. Exposures varied between 10 and 22 seconds depending upon time of night and intensity of the Aurora. Olympus OM-1n camera; 28mm Zuiko lens; Fuji Superia X-TRA 400 ISO film." |
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Jerry
Gunnett, Kenton, Ohio, USA Sept. 7 |
#1, #2, #3 | Photo details: Nikon Coolpix 995, 30 seconds at F2.6, ISO 800 |
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Jorma Koski,
Hollola county, Southern Finland Sept. 7 |
#1 | Jorma Koski captured this remarkable image during the Manskivi Deep Sky Star Party; the auroras were so intense, he says, they cast shadows on the ground. Photo details: Canon EOS D60 6Mb digital camera set to 100ASA, 30 second exposure, 8mm Peleng fish-eye lens at f/3.5 |
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Bob Sandy,
Roanoke County, Virginia, USA Sept. 7 |
#1, #2 | Photo details: 16 second exposures with an Olympus 4040 digital camera. |
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Les Marczi,
southern Ontario, Canada Sept. 7 |
#1, #2 | L. Marczi (RASC, Niagara Center): "Man, it was beautiful!" Photo details: Nikon 995, exp. 15-25 secs |
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Mike
O'Connor and Tristan Dilapo, Colden, New York, USA Sept. 7 |
#1 (750 kB avi movie) | M. O'Connor: "What is really interesting is that at the time this video was shot the spectacular visible display which preceded it had already concluded. The auroras captured here were largely unapparent to the naked eye. " Details: Adirondack Video Stellacam EX with a 6mm wide angle lens at f/1.2 and captured directly to a laptop. |
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Lauri
Kangas, Caledon, Ontario, Canada Sept. 7 |
#1, #2, #3, #4 | Photo details:Canon D60 digital camera, 15 seconds exposure at f/2.8, ISO 400. |
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Terry McCormick,
Port Allegany, Pennsylvania, USA Sept. 7 |
#1 | Photo details: Nikon Coolpix 5000 digital camera, 44 seconds exposure at f/2.8, ISO 800. The lens was set at its widest view. |
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Vladimir
Ilic, Camp Bobrivka, Connecticut, USA Sept. 7 |
#1, #2, #3 | K. Kuehn: "Best display we've seen from here in Greene, NY. Some of the brightest aurora columns rose to the zenith and slightly beyond. " Photo details: Kodak 800 max film, 10-15 sec exposure, 24 mm lens |
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Mike Hendley,
Carp, Ontario, Canada Sept. 7 |
#1 | Photo details: ISO 200, 15 sec, Canon G2 |
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Karl Kuehn,
Greene, New York, USA Sept. 7 |
#1, #2, #3 | K. Kuehn: "Best display we've seen from here in Greene, NY. Some of the brightest aurora columns rose to the zenith and slightly beyond. " Photo details: Olympus C-700, f2.8, 16 second exposures |
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Ron Giachetti,
Spokane, Washington, USA Sept. 7 |
#1, #2 | Photo details: 30 second exposure, Digital Toshiba camera. |
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Dave Kerr,
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA Sept. 7 |
#1 | D. Kerr: "I was out to shoot an Iridium flare at 9:12 p.m.; five minutes later the auroras appeared. This is the first photo I ever took of the Northern Lights." Photo details: 75 second exposure, Nikon Coolpix 5700 digital camera |
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Terry Mann,
West Manchester, Ohio, USA Sept. 7 |
#1 | T. Mann: "The colors were more subtle to the eye [than they appear in this image], but you could definitely tell they were there. The show was to just not long enough! " Photo details: Pentax K-1000 on Kodak Gold 400 |
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Larry
Spencer, Plainfield, IL, USA Sept. 7 |
#1 | Despite the urban lights of nearby Chicago, Larry manage to glimpse these colorful auroras. Photo details: Pentax 28mm with Kodax 400 film at a 15 sec exposure |
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Philippe
Moussette, Mont Cosmos Observatory in St-Elzéar, Québec,
Canada Sept. 7 |
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, more | Photo details: Coolpix 995 digital camera, 20 seconds exposure at 400 ISO. |
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Mark Hanson,
Brooklyn, Wisconsin , USA Sept. 7 |
#1, #2, #3 | M. Hanson: "The auroras were visible during twilight, but lasted only 20-30 min." The dome in these images is the YRS (Madison Astronomical Society) Observatory near Brooklyn, WI. Photo details: Nikon 5000 digital camera, ISO 400, 25sec. |
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Ray Majoran,
north of London, Ontario, Canada Sept. 7 |
#1, #2 | Photo details: Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5000; Exposure: 60 seconds |
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Brett
Clapper, Shelby, North Carolina, USA Sept. 7 |
#1 | B. Clapper: "Tonight at a star party for area astronomy clubs, everyone was in awe after seeing the spectacular aurora displays! It suddenly appeared around 9:15 p.m. local time and lasted for about 30 minutes. A local boy scout troop was there and many of the boys had never even seen the Aurora Borealis before - what a treat!" Photo details: Sony DSC-F707, 30 sec. exposures |
