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Summary: On Sept. 30th a solar wind shock wave--a coronal mass ejection (CME) hurled into space by an explosion near sunspot 134--swept past Earth and triggered a moderate geomagnetic storm. No one knew it at the time, but that was just the beginning of nine days of geomagnetic activity. Solar wind gusts from coronal holes and a series of CMEs kept the storm going fitfully until Oct. 9th. Sky watchers spotted auroras, off and on, as far south as Arizona in the United States. |
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Dirk Obudzinski,
Sedona, Arizona, USA Oct. 1 |
#1, #2, #3, more | These auroras are remarkable because they were recorded in Arizona, where Northern Lights are scarce. Photo details: Nikon EM camera, 50mm lens, f/1.4 to f/4.0, 12 sec/25sec/5min. exposures on Kodak Royal Gold 400 film |
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Barry
Freeman, Eagle Hill, Alberta, Canada Oct. 1 |
600 kb mpeg movie: #1 | B. Freeman: "I captured this movie using a Sony digital 8 camcorder (night shot setting) and played it back at 2X speed to show more movement in a shorter time." |
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Paul Wicklund,
Peone Prairie, north of Spokane Washington, USA Oct. 1 |
#1, #2, #3, #4, more | P. Wicklund: "This was an amazing display with dancing pillars that popped up in a line from east to west about 1/4 second apart. Then about 1/2 the sky filled with color. Small bands of passing clouds added to the strangeness. I've photographed dozens of auroras and never seen anything quite like this one before. " |
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Carol Lakomiak,
Tomahawk, Wisconsin, USA Oct. 1 |
#1, #2, #3, #4 | Photo details: Olympus OM-1n camera, 50mm and 28mm Zuiko lens, 20-30 second exposures using Fuji Superia X-TRA 400 ISO film. |
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Wade B Clark
Jr, Baker Lake, Washington, USA Oct. 2 |
#1, #2, #3, #4 | Photo details: Fuji NPZ 800 speed color print film, 28mm wideangle lens, and 10 to 15 second exposures. |
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Sherry Buttnor,
Vancouver Island, BC, Canada Oct. 1 |
#1, #2 | S. Buttnor: "...the second evening in a row of auroras for us west coasters. Amazing! These photos were taken overlooking the southern tip of Vancouver Island, with the auroras lighting up the skies over Vancouver BC. Camera is a Nikon FE/Tamron 28mm lens @ f/2.5, Kodak MAX 400 film and 20 sec exposure." |
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John Russell,
Nome, Alaska Oct .1 |
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5 | J. Russell: "Nome's light pollution was no match for this show. " Photo details: Nikkor 28mm/f1.4, Fuji Superia 800, 6 to 12 seconds. |
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Collin Orthner,
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Oct. 2 |
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5 | Photo details: Canon G2, 200 ISO, 6 - 15 sec.@ f/2. |
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Kristin Radermacher,
Elk River, Minnesota, USA Oct. 1 |
#1, #2, #3, #4 | K. Radermacher: "This was incredible, I've never seen lavender and purple auroras before." Photo details: Minolta X-700 50MM lens Fuji 400 ASA Film 15-30 second exposures. |
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Jouni
Jussila, Oulu, Finland Oct. 2 |
#1, #2, #3, more | Photo details: Canon EF 24 mm f/1.4, Fuji 400F, 3 to 10 seconds. |
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Michael Billinger,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Oct. 2 |
#1 | Michael, a student in the Dept. of Anthropology at the University of Alberta, captured this image using a Toshiba PDR-3310 Digital Camera |
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Brian Fronczak
and Kaleb Lund, Duluth, Minnesota Oct. 2 |
#1, #2 | B. Fronczak: "It was an amazingly bright and violent geomagnetic storm, as the sky rippled and pulsed and flashed like the underside of a fire for a good half hour. These were taken with a Nikon D100, ISO 400, F/3.8, shutter speeds between 15 and 45 seconds." |
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Jorma Koski,
Helsinki, Finland Oct. 1 |
#1 | Photo details: Canon EOS D60 digital camera, 20mm , f/2.8, 30sec |
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Lyndon
Anderson, near Bismarck, North Dakota, USA Sept. 30 |
#1, #2, more | Photographer Lyndon Anderson spotted these colorful auroras shining through the fog near Bismarck, ND. Says Anderson: "It was an eerie morning with the coyotes howling, the moon, and the hemmed-in feeling of dense fog all round me." |
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James Hamilton,
near Arnprior Ontario, Canada Oct. 1 |
#1 | J. Hamilton: "Just after 11pm local time there was a sudden burst of activity which lasted about an hour. Streams were firing overhead past the zenith." |
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Peter
von Bagh, Porvoo, Southern Finland Oct. 2 |
#1, #2 | none |
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Wade B Clark
Jr, Hamilton, Washington, USA Oct. 1 |
#1, #2, #3, #4 | Photo details: Fuji NPZ 800 speed color print film, 28mm wideangle lens, and 10 to 15 second exposures. |
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Sherry Buttnor,
Metchosin, BC Canada Oct. 1 |
#1, #2 | S. Buttnor: "For over two hours there was significant activity somewhere along the northern horizon!" Camera: Nikon FE with a Nikkor 50mm lens @ f/2.8, Fuji Superia 800 Xtra print film. |
