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| Summary: Solar wind streams flowing from coronal holes hit Earth's magnetic field on March 3rd, 5th, 14-20th and 26-27th. In each case, the impacts triggered G1- to G2-class geomagnetic storms. See also the February 2003 aurora gallery. Page 1 | Page 2 | This is Page 3 Unless otherwise stated, all images are copyrighted by the photographers. |
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Frank Andreassen,
Norway March 31 |
#1, #2, #3, #4, more | Photo details: Nikon F801s camera, Nikkor 35mm f/1.4 lens, Fuji Provia 400F film, 7-8 seconds exp. at f/1.4 |
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David Vier,
Fairbanks, Alaska, USA March 15-17 |
#1, #2, #3, #4 | Two of these photos "include the nearly full moon partially obscured by high clouds," says Vier. "A lunar halo is faintly visible along with some distant aurora. Jupiter is within the halo, slightly to the lower right of the moon, and Saturn has just risen over the distant mountain peak on the right side of the photo." |
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Roman Krochuk,
Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA March 25 |
movies: #1, #2, #3 | Details: These 200*150 pixels movies were originally taken by a Minolta DiMage 7 camera @1600*1200 resolution; exposure 4 secs per frame, aperture 1:2.8, ISO 800. |
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Jouni Jussila,
Oulu, Finland March 28 |
#1, #2, #3, more | J. Jussila: "The auroras were acting fairly calm during the night with just a couple of brightenings, from which these pictures are from. After the breakup, the sky was filled with pulsating auroras that covered almost the whole sky -- just beautiful! |
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Duane Clausen,
Menominee, Michigan, USA March 30 |
#1, #2, #3, more | These are 18 second exposures of auroras over the Menominee Lighthouse pier in Michigan. |
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Juha Kinnunen,
Jyväskylä, Finland March 31 |
#1, #2, #3, more | Photo details: Nikon F100, Nikkor 28/1.4, Provia 400F. |
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Dr
Russell Cockman,
near Stirling, Scotland March 30 |
#1 | R. Cockman (Director of Observations Association of Falkirk Astronomers): "This picture was taken moments before the display erupted into a full curtain covering the northern quadrant of the sky. Sadly, it was the last frame on the roll and as I was reloading the film the aurora was dancing away merrily in front of me! By the time I had reloaded the camera the aurora had ebbed away so I missed imaging the best part! I'll be better prepared next time!! It was taken through a Minolta camera, 16mm lens onto Fuji Provia 400F slide film." |
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Suzanne Ruby,
near the small town of Usk Washington, USA March 28 |
#1, #2, more | Photo details: Pentex 1000, ASA 400, f.2.8, 20-30 seconds exposure |
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Alan Stankevitz,
La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA March 29 |
#1 | A. Stankevitz: "The skies finally cleared around midnight (Mar 28 - 29) and there was a nice glow to the north." Photo details: 30 sec exposure, ASA1000 speed, 20mm Canon lens on a Canon D60 digital camera |
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Jean Chiasson,
Laurentides wildlife reserve, near Quebec City, Canada March 31 |
#1, #2, #3, more | more |
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Juha Kinnunen,
Jyväskylä, Finland March 28 |
#1, #2, #3, #4, more | Photo details: Nikon F100, Nikkor 28/1.4, Provia 400F |
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John Russell,
near Nome, Alaska, USA March 18 |
#1, #2, #3, more | J. Russell: "I actually saw the already moonlit landscape brighten a bit as this intense blast came! This substorm lasted less than a minute." Photo details: Nikkor 28mm, f1.4, Fuji Superia 400, 3 seconds. |
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Robert Siciliano,
Parks Highway, Alaska, USA March 16 |
#1, #2, more | R. Siciliano: "I took these two photos on my drive to Anchorage, AK last night. The first one was taken near Clear, AK at approximately 2:30 AM. I like the way the aurora snakes its way in and out of the clouds to form what appears to be an outline of a bird in flight. The second one was taken outside Healy, AK about 2 hours later. These two locations were the only clear sky spots for my 350 mile drive." |
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Ulrike Haug,
near Fairbanks, Alaska, USA March 5 |
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, more | U. Haug: "March 5th brought an interesting night
of aurora activity. The first part of the substorm showed visible red
in the curtains. In three of the images you can see a red light trailing
upwards as Poker Flat launched
a weather balloon to check on the winds." |
