Oct. 11-12, 2001 Aurora Gallery
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Summary: A coronal mass ejection (animation) that left the Sun on Oct. 9th swept past Earth two days later and triggered geomagnetic activity. G1-category storm conditions persisted fitfully for more than 12 hours on Thursday (Oct. 11th) and Friday (Oct 12th).

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  Photographer, Location Images Comments

Jody Majko, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Oct. 11
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7 J. Majko: "You can see how intense the auroras were on the 11th because they were clearly visible even through the light pollution of downtown Winnipeg. I sat outside and watched them for hours."

Duane Clausen, Menominee , MI, USA
Oct. 12
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, more D. Clausen: "In two of these images (#4 and #5) the auroras run through the Milky Way. These were strange rogue bands of auroral light that didn't hang near the horizo." Photo details: Kodak Gold 200 , 28mm f1.8, 20-25 sec. exposures

Chris VenHaus, Eau Claire, WI, USA
Oct. 12
#1 Photo details: Camera: Canon A2E, Lens: Canon 35mm f2.0 lens, Film: Fuji Superia.

Michel Benvenuto, L'Escarene, near Nice, France
Oct. 11
#1, #2 M. Benvenuto: "The auroras were faint and diffuse, but after all we are situated at a low latitude in southern France (+43° 50' 07"). The whole display lasted 90 minutes and would come in quick bursts of pinkish - greyish light in Ursa Major." Photo details: 17mm f/3.5 lens, Fuji 800 print film, 10 minute exp.

Ulrich Rieth, southwestern Germany
Oct. 12
#1, #2, more Photo details: Camera: Canon EOS 50E with a Sigma 28-105mm lens at f/3.8; Film: Fuji Sensia 400ASA color slides Exposure times: 60 to 120 sec.

Mark Simpson, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Oct. 12
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, more M. Simpson: "These auroras weren't the best I've seen, but they had quite a lot of red in them." Photo details: Pentax LX SLR Camera. Film: Fuji Pro NHGII ASA 800. 28mm lens, f2.8 + 1 stop push processed.

Bernd Pröschold, near Münster, Germany
Oct. 12
#1, #2, #3 B. Pröschold: "The center of Münster (250,000 inhabitants) was six km west of my position and the nearest houses only 1.5 km away. So you will notice the struggle between auroras and light pollution on the left side of my pictures. " Photo details: Canon EOS D30 digital camera with a Sigma 20mm lens, 30 seconds exp., lens at 1.8 and 200 ASA

See also our Sept. 29 - Oct. 3, 2001, aurora gallery!

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