RED AURORAS

[Barbara]

These are ALL spectacular ! Thanks for the breathtaking scenes, all so individual.

[Maria]

Taken by John Ashley on October 17, 2015 @ Middle of Nowhere, Montana.
Witnessed the grand slam a few nights ago on the eastern Montana plains. While making a Milky Way timelapse, a nice meteor joined us after the northern lights woke up and started dancing. Pleiades visible top right, Andromeda at top center.

The large boulder is a glacial erratic that was left behind on the plains thousands of years ago by retreating glaciers. Its polished surface still shows dozens of Native American petroglyphs, though lichens are growing over several.

http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_up ... hment39uh5

[Maria]

This aurora has a devilish look to it. It was taken in Akureyri, Iceland by Graeme Whipps on October 12, 2015.

[Maria]

A glorious aurora:

A unusual stream of solar wind is buffeting Earth's magnetic field, causing G1-class geomagnetic storms around the poles. The stream is unusual not only because it is very fast (700+ km/s), but also because it has a series of shock waves or "transients" embedded in it--at least 3 so far. Sudden changes in solar wind pressure have sparked auroras in multiple US states, like these over Ellensburg, Washington, on Nov. 3rd:

"Last night was amazing," says photographer Lia Simcox. "I hurried up to my favorite spot and was not only greeted with Northern Lights, but snow as well! What an absolutely gorgeous sight."

Elsewhere in the USA, auroras were sighted in Michigan, Wisconsin, Montana, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Ohio. In those areas, subscribers to our space weather alert service received wake-up calls when the auroras appeared.

http://www.spaceweather.com/archive.php ... &year=2015

[Maria]

Brilliant aurora reflecting across Lake Michigan by Shawn Malone on November 3, 2015 at Alger County, Michigan.

[Maria]

Meteor along with Northern Lights from N.E. Oregon:

[Maria]

Scottish Aurora and Meteor by Jozsef Szaboki on November 3, 2015 from Loch Brora, Gordonbush.