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Summary: The interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) tilted south on April 14th, opening a crack in Earth's magnetic defenses. Solar wind flowed in and sparked a strong geomagnetic storm. The resulting auroras were bright--but the glaring full moon was bright, too. Only in parts of Alaska and Canada was the display intense enough to be easily seen. Page 1 | Page 2 | This is Page 3 Got
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Dave
Parkhurst, Matanuska-Susitna Valley, Alaska -USA Apr. 14 |
#1, #2, #3, #4, more | Between moonrise & auroral light the combination of lighting was surreal. Though Alaska is gaining 5 minutes & 43 seconds of sunlight each day now, a short burst of night still exists and has its surprises. |
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Pierre Martin,
From near Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Apr. 14 |
#1, #2 |
Despite the intense Full Moon, we enjoyed a nice display of greenish auroras over the northern horizon for about an hour. These photos were taken with a Canon 300D (Digital Rebel) and a Canon 16-35mm f2.8 lens. Exposures between 15-30sec, and the ISO between 200-400. |
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Stephane Levesque,
Ste Luce,Quebec Canada Apr. 14 |
#1, #2, #3 |
A brief but palpitant aurora because the sky love us.The backround vary in intensity because the moon is in the sky,dancing with clouds. PentaxME,28mm/4f/800 asa at 8 to 15 seconde |
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Daryl
Pederson, Crow Pass, Alaska Apr. 14 |
#1, #2, #3, #4 | From dusk till dawn the northern lights were visable with periods of very intense activity with bright pink fringes. |
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Shane Finnigan,
near Vankleek Hill, Ontario Apr. 14 |
#1 | Pierre Martin and I were surprised to see these auroras bright enough to overcome the full moon. This photo was taken with a Canon 30D and 17-35mm f2.8 lens. Exposure was 30 seconds at ISO 200, and f5.6. These aurora faded and brightened frequently with spiking and banding up to three horizontal layers thick. |
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James Hamilton,
Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada Apr. 14 |
#1 |
Photo details: Canon G2, f2.0, 15 seconds, ISO 200 |
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Gilles Boutin,
Becancour Quebec Canada Apr. 14 |
#1, #2, #3, more |
I left to hunting to the northern light by seeking spangled zones in the night of April 14, 2006 A light aurora threaded through the clouds and full moon in Quebec then a beautiful sky ...open in front of me The aurora borealis was very soft above calm water which changed into mirror Pentax ist DS lens 18mm |
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Christopher Zamora,
Glenn Highway crossing Knik River, north of Anchorage, AK, USA Apr. 14 |
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Canon D20, ISO 200, 3.5f, 20' exposure. Full moon is off frame to the right. |
more images: from Norm Jones at Petawawa Point overlooking the Ottawa River in Canada; |