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Summary: On Tuesday, Sept. 3rd, with no warning, the interplanetary magnetic field near Earth turned south and triggered a G2-class geomagnetic storm. Canadians, northern Europeans, and some sky watchers in northern US states saw vivid green auroras for more than 9 hours on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, Sept. 4th. |
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Lyndon
Anderson, near Bismarck, North Dakota, USA Sept. 3 |
#1, #2, #3, more | L. Anderson: "All three photographs show the city of Washburn, ND, (20+ miles away) on the horizon." Photo details: Pentax ZX-M camera, Sigma 28 lens, 1.8 aperature, Fuji Superia Xtra film, 15 second exposures. |
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Carol Lakomiak,
Tomahawk, Wisconsin, USA Sept. 4 |
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 | C. Lakomiak: "It was an absolute delight when the auroras unexpectedly popped in to keep me company while I was out with my telescope. An absolutely beautiful and dynamic display!" |
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Warren
Justice, near Grayling Lake, Riding Mountain National Park. Sept. 4 |
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5 | W. Justice: "This aurora display had a lot of activity in the south which is fairly unusual. My son Jairus enjoyed the auroras, too. He also kept watch for a constant concern, blackbears!" |
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Paul Wicklund,
Colbert, Washington, USA Sept. 4 |
#1, #2, more | P. Wicklund: "This display produced some incredible waves racing overhead about 1/2 second apart and lasting for about 20 minutes. The waves are impossible to photograph with a still camera, but are an amazing sight to see." Photo details: Minolta X 700 with Kodak Max 400 film and 20 second exposures. |
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Darlene
Atkinson, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada Sept. 3 |
#1, #2 | D. Atkinson: "The aurora show started at 9 pm and lasted until 11:15 pm MST, with the lights (mostly blues) dancing in all directions and overhead." Photo details: Canon, Fiji iso 200, exposure 10-20 sec |
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Suzanne Ruby,
Elk, Washington, USA Sept. 4 |
#1, #2, #3, more | S. Ruby: "The display began with ribbons and other forms I had only seen before in Alaskan pictures. I couldn't capture the pictures fast enough. After an hour the aurora shifted to a powerful glow up north--it looked like an ongoing explosion with soft edges." |
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Jim Archer,
Lake Stevens, Washington, USA Sept. 3-4 |
#1, #2 | J. Archer: "I missed the best part of the show but there was just enough activity left to get these photos. First saw lights at 10:00 PST and was still going at 2:30am. It was a nice surprise!" Photo details: Olympus E-10 at ISO 320, f2.0 for 30 sec |
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Lauri
Kangas, Caledon, Ontario, Canada Sept. 3-4 |
#1, #2, #3, more | Photo details: Nikon F2 35mm camera, 28mm lens, f/2.8, 20 to 30 second exposures. |
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Sallie Carlson,
near Hutchinson, Minnesota, USA Sept. 3 |
#1, #2, more | Photo details: Fuji Superia 800 - 24mm lens - f2.0 @ 30-45 seconds. |
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Alan Stankevitz,
La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA Sept. 3-4 |
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5 | A. Stankevitz: "Around 11pm local time, a bright diffuse glow appeared on the northern horizon and by 1am it was going pretty good with curtains dancing in the sky all the way to the zenith. Not much red color, but a lot of bright green." Photo details: Canon Digital SLR - D60. Various exposures (mostly 6 to 20 seconds), ASA 400 and ASA 800 settings. |
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Brett Walker,
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, USA Sept. 4 |
#1, #2, #3 | Photo details: Minolta DiMAGE 7, iso 400, f2.8, 30 sec exposures |
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William Biscorner,
Casco, Michigan, USA Sept. 3-4 |
#1, #2, #3, more | W. Biscorner: "At 11:45pm, Sept. 3rd, I saw a glow very low on the northern horizon. AT 2:30am, Sept 4th, I saw the faint aurora higher on the horizon. It was on and off until 5:30 am. First aurora of 2002!" |
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James Hamilton,
Arnprior, Ontario, Canada Sept. 4 |
#1 | These auroras took J. Hamilton by surprise, but he was able to capture them on film anyway. |
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Terry Lutz,
Plymouth, Ohio, USA Sept. 4 |
#1, #2, | T. Lutz: "It's been a while since we've seen auroras in northern Ohio. Even though it was not a spectacular display, it was exciting." Photo details: Canon A40 digital camera, 15 sec. exposures at f2.8 |
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Mike Hendley,
Carp, Ontario, Canada Sept. 4 |
#1, #2, #3 | Photo details: Canon G-2 at ISO 200 for 15 seconds |
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Aaron
Albert, Toronto, Canada Sept. 4 |
#1, #2 | "These green auroras appeared in the light polluted skies of Canada's largest city," says Albert. Photo details: Nikon Coolpix 880 digital camera, exposures between 10 and 20 seconds. |
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