Summary: A fast-moving coronal
mass ejection
(CME) that raced away from the Sun on Nov. 4th swept past our
planet at 0150 UT on Nov 6th (8:50 p.m.
EST on Nov 5th); the impact
triggered a widespread geomagnetic storm. Sky watchers in many
US states -- including Tennessee, Alabama, the Carolinas, Florida,
Texas and California -- reported vivid red and green auroras.
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Photographer, Location |
Images |
Comments |
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Chris Schur,
Payson, Arizona, USA
Nov. 5 |
#1,
#2 |
C. Schur: "We watched the sky from 7pm to
10:30pm as it lit up with fiery reds, lime greens and white rays.
Thanks to SpaceWeather.com, we have now seen four auroras in
Arizona in the past year!" Photo details: Camera: Pentax
K1000, Film: Kodak E200, Exposures: 1 min |
![](images/06nov01_page3/dmsp_tiny.jpg) |
US Air Force
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, satellite F-15 in Earth
orbit.
Nov. 6 |
#1 |
Mark
D. Conner: "This image was taken by the US Air Force's
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP), satellite F-15.
DMSP satellites have a low-light imaging system that can see
phenomena such as city lights and aurora. The image time was
approximately 0245 UTC on 6 Nov 2001 (evening of 5 Nov in the
US). Image credit: Meteorological
Satellite Applications Branch, Air Force Weather Agency. |
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David Ryle,
Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
Nov. 5 |
#1 |
D. Ryle: "This picture was shot on Kodak
Elitechrome 100 slide film, in a Nikon FM SLR camera, through
a 50mm f/1.8 lens, for three minutes. The display started at
8:45 p.m. and died down around when the Moon rose at 9:30 or
so. This was my first sighting of auroras, and my first photo
as well." |
![](images/06nov01_page3/Clausen3_tiny.jpg) |
Duane
Clausen, Menominee, MI, USA
Nov. 5 |
#1,
#2, #3,
#4, #5,
more |
D. Clausen: "The corona effects [on Nov.
5th] were outstanding with hues of deep red and teal ! Even the
Moon and Jupiter could not put a dent in the intensity of these
aurorae!" Photo details: 28mm lens, f2.8 , 800 speed film
at 8 seconds." |
![](images/06nov01_page3/Majko1_tiny.jpg) |
Jody
Majko, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Nov. 5 |
#1,
#2, #3,
#4, #5,
#6, #7 |
J. Majko: "The scene that blew me away the
most is the image of the Moon and the blood red aurora together.
I thought nothing would top last week's storm. Was I wrong! I
watched auroras on the SOUTHERN horizon for a while. Then, all
of a sudden, the entire sky lit up. Needless to say, I didn't
go to sleep that night. And it was worth it." |
![](images/06nov01_page3/eklund6_tiny.jpg) |
Tom Eklund,
Valkeakoski, Finland
Nov. 5 |
#1,
#2, #3,
#4, #5,
#6, #7,
#8, more |
Photo Details: 28mm f/2.0, 8 sec. and Fuji Provia
400F |
![](images/06nov01_page3/Miller2_tiny.jpg) |
Dave Miller,
Barberton, Ohio, USA
Nov. 5 |
#1,
#2 |
Photo Details: Kodak Max 400, Image #1:
50mm lens @ f1.7 approximately 20 seconds; Image #2:
28mm lens @ f2.8 approximately 30 seconds. |
![](images/06nov01_page3/Finch1_tiny.jpg) |
Dave Finch,
Modine Benstead Observatory in Racine, Wisconsin, USA
Nov. 5 |
#1,
#2, #3,
#4, #5,
#6, #7,
more |
Photo details: Camera: Olympus OM-1 - 50mm; Zuiko
lens at f1.8; Film: Kodak Elite Chrome 200; Exposures: 5-10 seconds. |
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Bill Hitchens,
Assateague Island, Maryland, USA
Nov. 5 |
#1,
#2, #3 |
B. Hitchens: "Monday night was a fantastic
night for auroras in Maryland; I had a chance to get a few pictures
from Assateague Island with the Northern Lights over the Atlantic."
Photo details: Petri Racer, 45mm, f 1.8, 7 to 15 sec. exposures |
![](images/06nov01_page3/Lakomiak2_tiny.jpg) |
Carol Lakomiak,
Tomahawk, WI, USA
Nov. 5 |
#1,
#2, #3 |
C. Lakomiak: "This superb display even gave
the Moon quite a bit of competition. Absolutely magical!" |
![](images/06nov01_page3/Reid1_tiny.jpg) |
Rob Reid,
near Overland Park, a suburb of Kansas City, Kansas, USA Nov.
5 |
#1,
more |
Photo details: Nikon 950 digital camera, focal
length 7 mm, 8 second exposure at F/2.6 |
![](images/06nov01_page3/Russell1_tiny.jpg) |
John Russell,
Nome, Alaska, USA
Nov. 5 |
#1,
#2, #3,
#4, more |
J. Russell: "Glorious! Never before like
this have I seen [only] bright reds, orange, and purple!Green
became that subtle color tonight that best shows on film."
Photo Details: Nikkor 28mm @ f1.4, Fuji Superia 800, Provia 400F,
and Kodak Portra 800 films. 4 to 13 seconds. " |
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Colin
Tyler Bogucki, near Outing, MN, USA
Nov. 5 |
#1,
#2, #3,
more |
Photo details: Nikon F5, 28mm lens, 30-40 sec |
![](images/06nov01_page3/Ryan4_tiny.jpg) |
Ryan,
near Kearney,
Nebraska, USA
Nov. 5 |
#1,
#2, #3,
#4 |
Ryan: "Exposures ranged from 30 seconds
to 1 minute and varied between 28mm and 70mm. The film was Fuji
Press 800 and the camera was a Cannon EOS 3." |
![](images/06nov01_page3/heyn1_tiny.jpg) |
Herman
Heyn, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
Nov. 5 |
#1 |
Photo Details: 50mm, f/1.7,Kodak Gold 200, ~15-sec.
exp |
See
also our Oct. 28, 2001, aurora gallery!
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