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| Summary: Earth glided through a solar wind stream on April 11th and 12th, sparking mild but beautiful high-latitude auroras. [See also the March 2005 aurora gallery.] This is Page 1 | Page 2 Got
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Steve Hachey,
Smithers, British Columbia Apr. 12 |
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The auroras weren't too bright so I went with longer exposure shots than normal.Canon digital rebel,50mm 1.4 lens at F2, iso 100, 90-97 second exposure times. |
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Morten
Ross, Sandbukta, south of Oslo, Norway Apr. 11 |
#1, #2 | Wonderful, warm spring night with a crescent moon near the Pleiades setting in the northwest, topped by wonderful northern lights. A real treat, and not at all expected! Nikon D70, ISO 500 @ around 22:30 UT, 00:30 local daylight savings time. |
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Philippe
Moussette, Cap-Rouge Québec Canada Apr. 11 |
#1, #2, #3, more | TPhoto details: Canon 20 D camera at 1600ASA exposed 5 to 10 seconds, 19mm lens |
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Yuichi
Takasaka, Gitwinksihlkw, British Columbia, Canada Apr. 12 |
#1, #2, #3, more | Diffuse Aurora were out all night with a crescent moon at the other side of the sky. Pentax *istD, SMC-FA 24mm F2.0 lens. |
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Jim
Henderson, Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, Scotland near River Dee. Apr. 12 |
#1, more | Short lived and very late from 12.35-12.55GMT. 10degree Arc with a few rays. Photo is a 22sec exposure, Fuji S3 at ISO 1600 with Sigma 15mm Fisheye f2.8. |
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Guillaume
Poulin, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada Apr. 11 |
#1 | Activity increased from 9pm to 11pm here in Sherbrooke. The most intense show happened aroud 10:40pm when the large arc broke up. Luminositiy and movement increased dramatically over a 3 minute period, and the show lasted about 10 minutes. Taken with a Nikon D70 digital camera, ISO 800. |
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Laplante
Fernand, Charlesbourg Québec/Canada Apr. 11 |
#1 | Canon 20D 800 ASA 4 sec. |
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Watson
Betts, OQUOSSOC, MAINE, USA Apr. 11 |
#1 | I went out and noticed that telltale glow of aurora, then raced back in and got my camera. Nikon Coolpix 5400 30 seconds, ISO 400 |
| more images: from Peter von Bagh of Porvoo/Borgå, Finland (April 11); |
