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Painted Sky: The Aurora from the Ground

The following images were taken by Brian Rachford in Iowa and Wyoming
during space weather events of the 1990s and collected on his
Aurora Photos and Descriptions page.

3/21/90, Iowa
3/21/90
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3/21/90, Iowa
3/21/90
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11/23/97, Wyoming
11/23/97
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5/3/98, Wyoming
5/3/98
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5/4/98, Wyoming
5/4/98
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5/4/98, Wyoming
5/4/98
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5/4/98, Wyoming
5/4/98
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8/27/98, Wyoming
8/27/98
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11/14/98, Wyoming
11/14/98
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11/14/98, Wyoming
11/14/98
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The following pictures of the aurora borealis were taken by Dr. A. V. Jones,
the distinguished Canadian auroral researcher. The pictures were taken from
Fort Churchill, Manitoba, and collected on the CANOPUS web site.

Pink and Green Aurora
Pink and Green
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Blue Arcs
Blue Arcs
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White Aurora
White Aurora
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Blue Aurora with Telephone Pole
Blue with Pole
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Auroral Stripes
"Stripes"
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The Portable Auroral Imager took this footage during field-trips to the
CANOPUS Rabbit Lake site by Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan, during March
1994, 1995, and 1997.

Auroral Curls
Auroral Curls
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Auroral Corona
Auroral Corona
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Very Thin Arc
Very Thin Arc
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Discrete Auroral Structures
Discrete Structures
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Black Auroral Vortices
Black Auroral Vortices
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The following images are from the Poker Flat Research Range located in
Fairbanks, Alaska.


2/11/58 Red Aurora in Japan
1958 Aurora, Japan
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2/11/58 Red Aurora in Fairbanks, AK
1958 in Fairbanks
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Aurora with Trans-Alaska Pipeline
Aurora with Pipeline
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Aurora with Totem Pole
Aurora with Totem Pole
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Auroral Curl Through
 Trees
Auroral Curl
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Aurora Over a Church
Aurora Over a Church
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Pink and Green Aurora
Pink and Green Aurora
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White Vertical Aurora
White Vertical Aurora
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Multicolored Aurora
Multicolored Aurora
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White and Green Aurora
White and Green Aurora
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Family with Blue Aurora
Family, Blue Aurora
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White Aurora Over Woods
White Aurora, Woods
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Medieval Interpretation of Aurora
Medieval Aurora
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Aurora Over a Battle in Bamberg, 1560
Bamberg Aurora, 1560
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Aurora as Candles in the Sky, 1570
Candles in Sky, 1570
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The following images were taken by Jan Curtis of the Geophysical
Institute
at the University of Alaska. View more of Jan Curtis' images by
going to his Aurora Page.

Auroral Curtain with House
Curtain with House
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Zoomed-in on the Aurora
Zoom on the Aurora
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Aurora with Big Dipper
Aurora with Big Dipper
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11/7/97 Aurora with Power Line
11/7/97 Aurora
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Aurora with TV/Radio Relay
Aurora with TV Relay
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Beginning of a Major Storm
Major Storm Begins
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Comet Hale-Bopp and Aurora
Aurora and Hale-Bopp
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Many Green Bands
Many Green Bands
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3/6/99 Aurora with Trees
3/6/99 Aurora
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Great Convergence of Rays:  the Corona
The "Corona"
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Aurora at Twilight
Aurora at Twilight
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10/18/98 Red Aurora
10/18/98 Red Aurora
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Aurora Behind Clouds
Aurora Behind Clouds
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Two Green Auroral Arcs
Two Green Auroral Arcs
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Aurora and Its Reflection
Aurora and Its Reflection
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Green Arc and Curtain
Green Arc and Curtain
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Aurora Along Power Lines
Aurora, Power Lines
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The following images were taken by Dick Hutchinson who lives in Circle, Alaska.

A Serpent Gobbles the Moon
Aurora with Moon
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Aurora with Orion
Aurora with Orion
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Clouds and Aurora
Clouds and Aurora
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Vertical Aurora
A Vertical Aurora
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Vertical Aurora Bands with House
Vertical Aurora Bands
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Auroral Curl
Auroral Curl
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Aurora Behind a House
Aurora Behind a House
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Green Aurora with Raft
Green Aurora with Raft
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Blue Aurora with Car
Blue Aurora with Car
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The following images were taken by Michael T. Dolan on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan; more can be seen on his Aurora Page.

Single Veil with Reflection
Single Veil
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Two Veils
Two Veils
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Wavy Veil over Icy Lake
Wavy Veil
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Green Veil with Observers
Green Veil Observed
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Aurora Like Lake Superior
Lake Superior Aurora
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Bright Green Aurora with Tree
Bright Green Aurora
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Pink and Green Veils
Pink and Green Veils
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The following images of the aurora australis were taken by David Miller and Craig Richardson and collected on the IPS Radio and Space Services Interesting Facts and Educational Material page.

Pink Aurora with Trees
Pink with Trees
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Red-Pink Aurora with Trees
Red with Trees
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Red-Yellow Aurora
Red-Yellow
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Red-Yellow Aurora
Red-Yellow
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Pink Aurora with Moon
Pink with Moon
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The following images were collected by Franck Pettersen in his article on the Aurora Borealis, published in Way North Magazine.

Four Phases of the Aurora
Four Auroral Phases
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The Aurora in Nuremberg, Germany in 1591
Nuremberg Aurora, 1591
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A Woodcut of the Aurora by Fridjof Nansen
Fridjof Nansen Woodcut
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These images collected on Windows to the Universe were taken by Madai A. Frey
and Bert Vorchheimer, respectively.

Auroral Curtains
Auroral Curtains
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Type A Red Aurora, Feb. 1958
1958 Red Aurora
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