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| Summary: Earth encountered a solar wind stream on March 9th, and that sparked auroras for several days. The best displays were at high latitudes: Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia and some norther-tier US states like Wisconsin and Minnesota. Two more solar wind streams caused geomagnetic storms on March 12-13 and 18-19. See also the February 2004 aurora gallery. Go
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Anssi Mäntykivi,
Muhos,Finland Mar. 09 |
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Canon Powershot s30.Iso400,F2.8,15sec. |
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Adam
Zier-Vogel, Hinton, Alberta, Canada Mar. 09 |
#1, #2, #3, #4, more | The clouds and reflected town lights (ie. light pollution) provided an interesting counterpoint to the auroral light show. |
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Sari Kivelä,
Oulu, Finland Mar. 09 |
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March 9th auroras were like the fireworks. The hole sky full of bright colours and I could capture only a fraction of them. Those beautiful auroras last over 5 hours. Camera info: Nikon F601, 28 mm lense at f/2.8 30 sec. exposure. (film, Fuji sensia 400). |
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Pekka Parviainen,
SW corner of Finland. Mar. 19 |
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A strange and lonesome green glow grew from NW totally unexpectedly, while northern horizon did have aurora glow all night disturbing astrophotography. At about 22 UT a 15 minute 'burst' did show few light columns. |
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Michael Klensch,
Skagway, Alaska, USA. Mar. 01 |
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I took these photos of the Moon, Venus and aurora looking across the fjord from the boat harbour in my town of Skagway, Alaska. I went out specifically to take photos of the Moon and Venus. But just as they were setting behind Mt. Harding, the aurora joined these celestial dance partners to make for a perfect ending to a beautiful night out watching the northern Sky. |
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Stephane
Levesque, Luceville, Quebec Canada Mar. 16 |
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Pekka Parviainen,
SW corner of Finland Mar. 10 |
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To me this was a surprise as there were no expectations of aurora. A strange green glow just became visible in NW at about 19.45 UT and lasted about 20-30 minutes. |
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Nigel
Counihan, Chena Hot Springs, Near Fairbanks Alaska Mar. 18 |
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Photos were taken with Fuji S2pro, ISO800, 17mm, f2.8, 15 and 30 seconds exposure. Temperatures were -35c, batteries failed frequently! A corona later in the week at Skiland, near Fairbanks was visible through a partial clearing of cloudy skies. |
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Dianne Gagne,
Prince George. British Columbia. Canada Mar. 09 |
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Minolta 9000. 100ASA film. 10-25 second exposure. 1.4mm lens |
