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Aurora borealis or Northern Lights. Terrace BC, Canada. July 15th - 16th, 2012.



I didn't plan on shooting these as this event took place the day I got back from vacation. So that is why I didn't find a better backdrop for some of the photos. Many are from my backyard in the middle of town, so there is some light pollution. Here is some info about this event...



Big sunspot AR1520 unleashed an X1.4-class solar flare on July 12th at 1653 UT. Because this sunspot is directly facing Earth, everything about the blast was geoeffective. When the CME first arrived on July 14th, its effect appeared weak. However, conditions in the wake of the CME soon become stormy. On July 14-16 Northern Lights appeared in the United States as far south as Oregon, California, Colorado, Missouri, Utah, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Washington, Illinois, Kansas, South Dakota, Nebraska, Michigan and Arkansas.







Green - oxygen, up to 150 miles in altitude
Red - oxygen, above 150 miles in altitude
Blue - nitrogen, up to 60 miles in altitude
Purple/violet - nitrogen, above 60 miles in altitude


Added: Jul-25-2012 
By: Redshift40
In: Science and Technology
Tags: Aurora borealis, Northern Lights, Terrace BC Canada, sunspot AR1520, X1.4-class solar flare, CME, geoeffective, Strange lights in the sky, redshift40
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