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| Summary: A solar wind stream hit Earth's magnetic field on August 27th sparking a mild (Kp=5) geomagnetic storm and high-latitude auroras. The source of the stream was a coronal hole on the sun. Page 1 | Page 2 | This is Page 3 Got
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Roman Krochuk,
Fairbanks, AK, USA Aug. 30 |
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just a few minutes after midnight... the sky which is still not completely dark here turned green and purple. within 1 hour we had 4 or 5 waves of aurora... Great show! Photo details: Canon 20D, 20mm, f/2.0-2.5, 10-30 sec, ISO 400 |
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Vesa Sarkela,
Kemijarvi, Finland Aug. 28 |
#1, #2, #3, more | Bright and alive corona and auroras. Last about 30 min. Photo details: Canon 350D, 400 ASA, 15-20 s exp. |
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Jeff Hapeman,
Munising, Michigan Aug. 27 |
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Fairly bright but diffuse aurora was visible over Lake Superior from when I arrived at 11:30pm EDT, until I left at 1:30am EDT. Very little activity in the lights. Photo details: Canon 1Ds Mark II, 24mm, f/1.4, 30s, ISO 1600. |
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Juha Ollila,
Muhos, Finland Aug. 28 |
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Photo details: Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 17-35 mm f2.8 400 ASA, 15-20sec |
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Andreas
Skjervold, Bodo, Norway Aug. 27 |
#1, more | Missed the first display of the season, but got this one. |
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Paul, Sugarloaf Mountain, Marquette, Michigan Aug. 27 |
#1 | A strong aurora arch formed over Lake Superior about an hour after sunset and they eventually danced for a bit. Photo details: Canon 10D, Tokina 12-24mm f/4 at 12mm, 100 ISO, 11 minute exposure. |
