Summary: A solar
wind disturbance
buffeted Earth's magnetosphere on Sept. 23rd and triggered a
day-long G1-category geomagnetic storm. High-latitude
observers in Europe spotted some spectacular Northern Lights
during the storm! The solar wind disturbance was the leading
edge of a
coronal mass ejection that left the Sun on Sept. 20th.
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Photographer, Location |
Images |
Comments |
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John Russell,
Nome, Alaska
Sept. 23 |
#1,
#2, #3,
#4, more |
J. Russell: "At about 03:00 am local time
a bright but featureless auroral glow (extending fully overhead)
suddenly became active, and the action lasted until twilight."
Photo details: Nikkor 35mm @f2.0, Portra 800 and Superia 800.
15 seconds. |
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Juha
Kinnunen, Central Finland
Sept. 23 |
#1,
#2, #3,
#4, #5,
#6, #7 |
J. Kinnunen, who captured these images from a
site 70 km north of Jyväskylä, Finland, at 19-20.30
UT recalls: "[It was] quite a wonderful show, which unfortunately
began to slow down all too soon around local midnight."
Photo details: Nikkor 14mm/f2.8 (# 1- 3) and 28mm/f1.4, and Fuji
Provia 400F. |
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