Sept. 10-12, 2002, Aurora Gallery
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Summary: On Sept. 10th, Earth entered a solar wind stream flowing from a coronal hole on the Sun. Gusts of solar wind triggered fitful geomagnetic storms and auroras for two days.

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  Photographer, Location Images Comments

Ragnar Johnskås, Ringsaker, Norway
Sept. 10
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, more Photo details: 50mm lens at F1.8; exposure time 10-20 sec

Tom Eklund, Valkeakoski, Finland
Sept. 10
#1, #2, #3, more Photo details: Fuji Provia 400F, 50mm f/2.0, 28mm f/2.0 with 15 and 30 sec

Stephane Levesque, Luceville, Quebec, Canada
Sept. 12
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5 none

Vesa Särkelä, Kemijärvi,
Finland
Sept. 10
#1, #2, #3, more Photo details: Fuji sensia 400, 28 mm, 30- 40 sec exposures.

Lyndon Anderson, near Bismarck, North Dakota, USA
Sept. 12
#1, #2, more The auroras were so bright over North Dakota on Sept. 12th that they could be seen against the light of the emerging dawn.

Stephane Levesque, Luceville, Quebec, Canada
Sept. 12
#1, #2, #3, #4 Image #1 reveals not only the aurora borealis, but also a bright meteor.

John Russell, Nome, Alaska, USA
Sept. 11
#1, #2, #3, #4 Photo details: Nikon N90s, Nikkor 28mm @f1.4, and 13 & 15 seconds on Superia 800 film.

Duane Clausen, Menominee, Michigan, USA
Sept. 11
#1, #2, #3, more D. Clausen. "The auroras just before dawn were beautiful. Just to add icing on the cake, there was a halo / rainbow through the thick morning fog as the sun began to rise. It was much more impressive than film could render."

Juha Kinnunen, Jyväskylä, Finland
Sept. 10
#1, #2, more Photo details: Nikon F100 & Nikkor 85mm/f1.8 and Nikkor 28mm/f1.4 , and
Fuji Provia 400F.

Dr Russell Cockman, near Falkirk, Scotland
Sept. 10
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5 R. Cockman: "An exciting night...it was clear so we went out to do some binocular observing. Unexpectedly the sky to the north began to brighten, a greenish arc appeared, then beautiful beams and a curtain, unforgettable. The reds were just perceptible to our eyes. One image contains an iridium flare."

Eduardo Sanchez, Joensuu, Finland
Sept. 11
#1, #2, #3, more Photo details: 400 ISO film, 15 seconds exposure, 28 mm @ f2.8.

See also: a gallery of aurora pictures captured in August 2002

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