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The Northern Lights |
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November
2, 2002 |
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A true aurora freak will get up at just about any hour to observe a display of the northern lights. Such was the case this morning, when I woke up just after 4 a.m. and decided to check some web sites for forecast information. It didn't take long to realize that the lights were out. And so off I went. As I headed out the door at 4:30 a.m., I was met by the "paper person." I never thought that they delivered the paper that early - at least, I'm usually not outside my door at 4:30 a.m. looking for it - 6:30 a.m., yeah, but not 4:30 a.m. |
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This is one of the first scenes that I photographed. As I drove out, I could see some rays and sub-storming activity in the northeast. The rays were faint, but detectable. This photo confirms what I saw. I could easily see the green "forms," although in person, the "green" was "white." |
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This is looking east-northeast. The crescent moon was so beautiful as it rose above the horizon. Obviously, this photograph doesn't do justice, as the moon looks totally lit up here. Anyway, there's a lot of pulsating aurora in this photograph. |
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Looking northeast (with lots of lights on the horizon). FYI, during my 1.5+ hours of observing (and a lot of that time was spent sitting in my vehicle), I observed 10+ meteors, but didn't capture any on film. Had I been outside observing, I'm sure I would have seen more meteors. |
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Again, looking northeast (with lots of lights on the horizon). Luckily, I am able to drive about anywhere on the farm as the snow cover is minimal and the ground is hard. |
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Looking north at the northern lights. At this point, they weren't pulsating (same commentary for the below three shots). |
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