RED AURORAS

[Maria]

Barbara, you must look outside tonight.

There is an aurora watch, and you could see some if you can get away from the city lights.

They say that the best time to view auroras is around midnight or so.

[Maria]

This is the most awesome aurora that I have ever seen. It is so glorious. One needs patience. Note that he stayed up all night and was not able to get this shot until approximately 6 AM.

Taken by Paul Nelson on September 9, 2015 at Marquette, Michigan, USA
After being out most of the night enjoying and photographing the Northern Light show, the Aurora died down significantly around 5:30, and then, just like in a fireworks display, came forth with the Grand Finale of the night just before 6 a.m. and the whole sky lit up. It lasted 15 or 20 minutes, and then was gone. This was from the peak of that final show.

http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_up ... fj1jqn0r73

[Maria]

Here is another glorious aurora, this time from Alaska! Notice the purple highlights.

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

SEPT 11TH GEOMAGNETIC STORM: During the early hours of Sept. 11th, a high-speed solar wind stream hit Earth's magnetic field. The impact sparked a strong (Kp=7) geomagnetic storm and Northern Lights in the USA as far south as Wisconsin and Washington State. In Alaska, "the entire sky was moving like sea waves in colors of green and purple," reports aurora tour guide Marketa Murray, who took this picture outside Fairbanks:

[Maria]

Two images from down under: Aurora Australis
Photos taken by Liu Yang on September 8, 2015 of the Chinese Antarctic Zhongshan Station, Antarctica

[Maria]

This beautiful aurora was taken by veikko hamara on September 11, 2015 at Pello, Finland.

[Maria]

G2 solar wind storms generate gorgeous auroras. Here is another one taken by Randall Preissig on September 11, 2015 from the Aurora Borealis Lodge, 20 miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska.

[Maria]

BIG AURORAS: Yesterday, Sept. 11th, a stream of solar wind and a minor CME hit Earth's magnetic field almost simultaneously. The result was a strong (G3-class) geomagnetic storm that sparked bright lights around the Arctic Circle. Veteran aurora photographer Ole Salomonsen says "it was not only the best display of the season so far, but maybe one of the best I have ever witnessed." He sends this self-portrait, an aurora silhouette, from Tromsø, Norway:

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