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| Summary: The widespread display of August 18th began when the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) near Earth turned sharply south (-30 nT) and remained south for many hours. South-pointing IMFs encourage geomagnetic activity. In this case a severe (G4-class) storm developed. See also the July 2003 aurora gallery. Page 1 | This is Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 Unless otherwise stated, all images are copyrighted by the photographers. |
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Chris
VenHaus,
Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA Aug. 18 |
#1, #2, more |
The sky watcher on the end of the pier is photographer Chris VenHaus. |
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Chris
Schur, Payson, Arizona, USA Aug. 18 |
#1, #2, more |
C. Schur: "Last night the sky cleared for us to witness a deep ruby red glow to the north. I was ready with my 35mm Pentax K1000 and a fresh roll of Supra 400. " |
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Tom
Eklund, Valkeakoski/Toijala, Finland Aug. 18 |
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, more |
Photo details: Fuji Provia 400F, 15 sec exposures with 35mm f/2.8 Nikon and 28mm f/2.8 Sigma |
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Ian
Cooper, Glen Oroua, Manawatu, New Zealand Aug. 18 |
#1 |
I. Cooper: "Canopus is at the nadir, the LMC is just above centre, Reticulum and Dorado are on the left, and The Running Man Cluster is moving in clockwise from the right." |
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Sallie
and John Carlson,
Hutchinson, Minnesota, USA Aug. 18 |
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5 |
Photo details: 24mm lens f2.0 @ 20-60 seconds - Provia 400 pushed one stop |
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Graeme
Whipps, Lerwick, Shetland Isle, UK Aug. 18 |
#1, #2, #3 |
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S&K Denfeld,
Bend, Oregon , USA Aug. 18 |
#1, #2 |
"This aurora display, seen in Bend, Oregon, was very much a surprise, spiking sharply just before 2 a.m. on Aug. 18. These images were shot with a Canon S45 digital camera (exposure: 15 sec at F2.8). To the naked eye, the colors were not discernable, but the camera showed otherwise. The proof is in the pixels." |
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Jim
Tegerdine,
Marysville, Washington, USA Aug. 18 |
#1, #2 |
J. Tegerdine: "These images were created from 300 separate video frames taken with an Astrovid 2000 ccd video camera, aligned and stacked in Registax." |
