November 2004
Aurora Gallery
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Summary: Two coronal mass ejections hit Earth's magnetic field on Nov. 9th, causing a severe geomagnetic storm. Auroras were spotted in the United States as far south as California and Arizona. [See also the October 2004 aurora gallery.]

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  Photographer, Location Images Comments

Dominic Cantin,
Ile d'Orléans , Québec
Nov. 10
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The strong dawn was unable to make vanish this northern lights. note the shooting star (a Leonid? ) top center.

Thomas Dorman,
Horizon City, Texas
Nov. 09
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Vivtar 220/SL,400asa,30 seconds.The display came between 9:00pm MST to 11:15pm MST.Even in the lights of my subdivision I could see the Auroras starting to build.The brightest part of the display come between 10:00pm MST until 11:00pm MST.Nice!

Aaron T. Strouse,
Clare, Michigan, USA
Nov. 07
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A friend called me, he said go outside you have got to see this!!!! I'm I glad I did!!!! Nikon D70, 200 ISO, 53s

Steven Yezek,
about 5 miles east of Plymouth, Iowa
Nov. 07
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These are my favorite pics. I took them Sunday evening during one of the best shows ever. The first pic is facing northwest and second pic is facing north. Both pic's were taken on a Cannon EOS, with 800ASA at 30 sec. exposure.

Jeff Koch,
Paynesville, MI
Nov. 07
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Best show I've seen in a long time! Sony DSC-F717, various exposures and film speeds.

Mark C Kramer,
South of Fennville, Michigan @ 2:30AM
Nov. 10
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This aurora was one of the most spectacular events I have ever witnessed. The photos don't capture the activity and size of the aurora which coverd 3/4s of the entire sky. The ribbons and streams of the aurora were 'pulsing' from the North towards an area in the sky that was a bit North of the Orion constellation. These photos were taken with a Olympus C-740 Ultra Zoom mounted on a tripod.

Aaron Thomson,
Dunedin, New Zealand
Nov. 10
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They call this the 'Southern Lights' here in the South Island of New Zealand. These were both 15 second exposures at f stop 2.0 it was pitch black out side when I took these on time lapse. You can see amazing streaking bursting upward, just like sun rays!

Brian Larmay,
Youngstown NY
Nov. 07
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A very beautiful auroral display 2 miles away from the ontario candian border and near Niagara Falls. I used Kodak E200 slide film with an exposure of 50 secs, and 1 minute, at f/2.8 with a 28mm nikon lens.

Dr Anastasia 'Molly' Stockton-Chalk,
Nordlysstasjonen, Adventdalen, Svalbard, Norway.
Nov. 12
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These auroras were very dynamic and bright and thought to be a result of solar activity from AR 10696 (N09W49) on 10th November at ~2UT. Photo details: Canon EOS 300D, 800 ISO, 6s exposure.

John Carzoli,
From Woodstock, Illinois
Nov. 07
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Nikon N80 400 ASA, 3 to 10 seconds.

Earl C. Nagle,
rural Tekonsha, Michigan
Nov. 09
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This aurora appeared over rural Tekonsha, Michigan enticing a first-timers attempt at capturing the display at 10:30 PM EST, with a Ricoh XR-10, Vivitar 28-200 lens set at 28 mm F3.5, 400 ASA, 16s exposure. You can see the home lights at ground in the first photo, with a plane appearing in the second. A spectacular display, and one we're glad we observed first-hand to forever exclaim, 'the heavens declare the glory of God!'

S. M. Rynne,
Zion, Illinois USA
Nov. 08
#1

Minolta QTsi, 28mm lense/F5.6, Kodak Pro Color 400, 25-60s, some frames double exposed. The shores of Lake Michigan offered the best place away from city lights. What an awesome display!


 

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