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An Unusual Display |
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September
3, 2002 |
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FYI, I watched this show starting at 10:15 p.m. (when I drove north from Bismarck, ND). Activity was quieter starting at ~11:30 p.m. I thought there wouldn't be much activity the rest of the evening, and so I left for home at 11:45 p.m. As soon as I arrived in Bismarck - at midnight - another substorm commenced. I could easily see the northern lights from my home in Bismarck, ND. The lesson - I should have given the aurora more time (guess I was impatient). Had I stayed out, I would have seen more substorms!
Looking northwest - the lights of Washburn, ND, on the horizon. Usually I see the bright rays in the northeast in the evening. This show was different. Most of the rays were in the northwest sky. |
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Looking northwest - the lights of Washburn, ND, on the horizon. No, those green clouds on the right half of the photo aren't clouds; the glow of the aurora and the shadows make them look like clouds. |
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Looking north - lots of activity towards the horizon. |
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Looking east at a ray. |
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Looking east-northeast. |
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