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).
Unless
otherwise stated, all images are copyrighted by the photographers.
|
Photographer, Location |
Images |
Comments |
![](images/12oct01/Majko1_tiny.jpg) |
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." |
![](images/12oct01/Clausen2_tiny.jpg) |
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 |
![](images/12oct01/VenHaus1_tiny.jpg) |
Chris VenHaus,
Eau Claire, WI, USA
Oct. 12 |
#1 |
Photo details: Camera: Canon A2E, Lens: Canon
35mm f2.0 lens, Film: Fuji Superia. |
![](images/12oct01/Benvenuto1_tiny.jpg) |
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. |
![](images/12oct01/Rieth1_tiny.jpg) |
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. |
![](images/12oct01/Simpson3_tiny.jpg) |
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. |
![](images/12oct01/Proschold1_tiny.jpg) |
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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