2000 was the year of Solar max. We had several great auroral storms. John Russell, a resident of Nome, Alaska, sent me some wonderful photos of recent geomagnetic activity he witnessed. Here are some of them:
All times given are local for Nome, AK. Add nine hours for Universal Time.
A curtain aurora, also taken during the October 3 storm.
Another curtain aurora, from the Sept. 29, 2000 storm:
More photos, from the same storm:
** NEWS UPDATE!! ** Click above link for John's photos of the November 2000 geomagnetic storm, featured at Spaceweather.com! John has also created his own web site, with more of his stunning images!
If you enjoyed these images, please visit the Northern Illinois Astronomers web page. You'll find John's aurora pictures posted there, plus many photos of deep space objects, planets, and the moon, taken by a group of talented folks.
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This page last updated 18 April 2003.