Aug. 15-16, 2002, Aurora Gallery
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Summary: An interplanetary shock wave swept past Earth at approximately 1900 UT on August 15th and triggered a G1-category geomagnetic storm lasting more than 6 hours. The shock wave was propelled by a coronal mass ejection that left the Sun on August 14th.

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  Photographer, Location Images Comments

Tom Eklund, Toijala, Finland
Aug. 15
#1, #2, more Photo details: Canon S30 powershot digital camera

Lyndon Anderson, 15 miles north
of Bismarck, North Dakota, USA
Aug. 16
#1, #2, #3, #4, more L. Anderson: "The moon set just prior to the start of this substorm. The
display - specifically the arc - was very, very bright for a short time."

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