Strongest geomagnetic storm of SC24 sparks spectacular aurora display
The strongest geomagnetic storm of the current solar cycle (Solar Cycle 24) reached G4 Severe levels (Kp=8) on March 17, 2015 and sparked spectacular auroras in both hemispheres of our planet. The event was identified as the combined effects of CMEs which erupted on March 15th from Region 2297.
This article is a collection of some of the images and videos captured in Europe, Russia, Canada, United States, Australia and New Zealand. More information about the storm can be found here.
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Image credit: InFocusImagery. Author: Zoltan Kenwell. Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Image credit: InFocusImagery. Author: Zoltan Kenwell. Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Image credit: InFocusImagery. Author: Zoltan Kenwell. Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Author: Janis Satrovskis. Location: Burtnieki, Latvia (via SpaceWeather)
Image credit: MagicLight. Author: Dave Curtis. Location: Dunedin, New Zealand (via SpaceWeather)
Author: Dave Headland. Location: Oamaru, southern New Zealand. (via SpaceWeather)
Images via Twitter
Harpenden, England:
The International Space Station is passing overhead March 18, 2015 at 09:07AM, for 581 seconds #Harpenden #ISS pic.twitter.com/20UiijTnH7
— Harpenden Herts (@HarpendenHerts) March 18, 2015
Finland:
Woah! “@JojoKiviharju: Dear god it's beautiful! Aurora borealis at The south Finland now, top of me! #NorthernLights pic.twitter.com/d5qAUIEoMU”
— TJ Del Santo ⚡ (@tjdelsanto) March 18, 2015
Ruka, Finland:
Amazing #auroras tonight! Photo from Ruka, Finland by Timo Newton-Syms. #Auroras possible as far south as Tennessee pic.twitter.com/OzNlcTMhrc
— NWSNashville (@NWSNashville) March 18, 2015
Sweden:
Beautiful- last night over Sweden… RT@AndersJilden #NorthernLights pic.twitter.com/RcX9ekhBlI”
— Tim Hunt (@realtimhunt) March 18, 2015
Stockholm, Sweden:
Stunning! RT @EdPiotrowski: Just a really cool shot of the #aurora over Stockholm, Sweden tonight via Peter Rosén pic.twitter.com/MIXeaSFKMu
— Derek Richardson (@DerekRichardson) March 18, 2015
Iceland:
Northern lights over Thingvellir National Park in Iceland Credit: J. Stanczyk http://t.co/qSFOsKfVH1 #northernlights pic.twitter.com/RS7STfuDNj
— Observing Space (@ObservingSpace) March 18, 2015
Northern lights over Iceland Credit: B. & B. Kristinsson https://t.co/s2ssqfM855 #aurora #northernlights #iceland pic.twitter.com/pHPLzdV8qq
— Observing Space (@ObservingSpace) March 18, 2015
Ullswater, Lake District, England:
My #Aurora pics from #Ullswater in Lake District last night. #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights @VirtualAstro pic.twitter.com/NFg2Larq9c
— Chris Ratcliffe (@CRatcliffeNNP) March 18, 2015
Aire Valley, Yorkshire, England:
I thought @TomHolmes_Photo might be #aurora spotting last night.. this is his photo over Aire Valley near Skipton pic.twitter.com/2R0s8LEKzK 🙂
— North Craven Network (@NCravenNetwork) March 18, 2015
Isle of Lewis, Scotland:
“@onthecliffedge: Amazing #aurora photo from here on Isle of Lewis (taken by Colin Cameron Photography) #Hebrides pic.twitter.com/DztLQlug08”
— OBAN -Station Square (@stnsquareoban) March 18, 2015
Cumbria, England:
Stunning! RT @paulkingstonnnp: Few of my #Aurora pics I took on #Cumbrian coast last night @HuffPostUKPics pic.twitter.com/CISCUNw5a1
— Cumbria Weather (@CumbriaWeather) March 18, 2015
Solway Firth, England/Scotland:
A pano shot of the #aurora over the Solway Firth. Amazing. #theplacetobe #cumbria @Netweather @LakeDistrictPR pic.twitter.com/OQxvryPtLi
— martin campbell (@cumbrialivetv) March 18, 2015
Machynlleth, Wales:
RT @welshrob87: A couple of images of the #Aurora from near Machynlleth in Mid Wales tonight. @VirtualAstro pic.twitter.com/IOG5VWumdo
— Virtual Astronomer (@VirtualAstro) March 17, 2015
Cambrian Mountains, Wales:
RT @JanetBaxter1: Another from last night #aurora #CambrianMountains #Wales @visitceredigion @aurorawatchuk pic.twitter.com/7WmB9NUsbX
— Discover Ceredigion (@visitceredigion) March 18, 2015
RT @JanetBaxter1: #aurora #NorthernLights, Nant y Moch #Ceredigion #CambrianMountains @visitWales @visitceredigion pic.twitter.com/XtI0t2ysLw
— Discover Ceredigion (@visitceredigion) March 18, 2015
Knockmealdown Mountains, Ireland:
#aurora over the Knockmealdowns on the Tipperary/waterford border last night, wonderful show. pic.twitter.com/mgW9goNzj2
— Rónán McLaughlin (@romclaughlin) March 18, 2015
Malin Head, Ireland:
#StPatricksDay #aurora from #malinhead last night. Via @tylerc0llins Amazing! pic.twitter.com/fT1dyZU9l6
— iRadio (@ThisisiRadio) March 18, 2015
France:
Spectaculaires #aurores #boréales en #France cette nuit : explications et photos du phénomène. http://t.co/TAdChFLN51 pic.twitter.com/EQP19WyJ8o
— La Chaîne Météo (@La_Chaine_Meteo) March 18, 2015
Exceptionnelles, #aurores boréales observées partout en France @meteofrance @fanny_agostini : http://t.co/3QOE4q3yK7 pic.twitter.com/vDbaSSWArd
— Asso Infoclimat (@infoclimat) March 18, 2015
Yukon, Canada:
Beautiful northern lights tonight at Takhini River Bridge by @myles_dolphin #exploreyukon #auroras pic.twitter.com/6hAk8Gi8P9
— Travel Yukon (@TravelYukon) March 17, 2015
Yellowknife Bay, NWT, Canada:
Will tonight beat last night’s #aurora? MT @ytakasaka: March 16, 2015 Aurora over House Boats at Yellowknife Bay, NWT pic.twitter.com/btATYwsl2K
— AuroraMAX (@AuroraMAX) March 17, 2015
Grand Valley, Ontario, Canada
#NorthernLights tonight N of Grand Valley, ON @wwxchaser @Bailerwx @OvilleBanner pic.twitter.com/02wJCDhxtp
— Kayla Bendle (@KaylaBendle) March 18, 2015
Dalton Highway, Alaska:
"Insane" #aurora reported over #Alaska. By Marketa Murray on March 17 Dalton HWY, Alaska. http://t.co/HVVXxTwjXq pic.twitter.com/QMAxeEozns
— Epic Cosmos (@EpicCosmos) March 17, 2015
Michigan, US:
According to one viewer, last night's #aurora peaked in West Michigan between 11PM-1AM. #wmiwx @wzzm13wx pic.twitter.com/VFlbYrEmDV
— Aaron Ofseyer (@aaronofseyer) March 18, 2015
Rochester, NY, US
Northern Lights on #LakeOntario near #RochesterNY @JimCantore #Roc #Roctopshots @Ginger_Zee @weatherchannel @AMHQ pic.twitter.com/shfG2cYDL2
— James Montanus (@JamesMontanus) March 18, 2015
Western New York -> MT @KWPhot0 My favorite #aurora shot from tonight. 43N just south of #ROC #NY pic.twitter.com/1uVbi6uoMv
— Eric Fisher (@ericfisher) March 18, 2015
Dunedin, New Zealand:
Southern lights over Dunedin, New Zealand on Mar. 17, 2015 Credit: T. Nakamura http://t.co/GDMj3ejY0m #aurora pic.twitter.com/kfTyMwP4Ts
— Observing Space (@ObservingSpace) March 17, 2015
Dunedin and Christchurch, New Zealand:
Bright pink/magenta & green #aurora visible now in New Zealand! From Dunedin(@five15design) & Christchurch(@Koennz)! pic.twitter.com/8iVqFPvL7g
— Sun Viewer (@SunViewer) March 17, 2015
Videos
Over North Atlantic from a C17 cockpit (using night vision goggles)
Helsinki, Finland
Espoo, Finland
Kotka, Finland
Savonlinna, Finland
Luosto, Finland
Tampere, Finland
Blaker, Norway
Skane, Sweden
Mull, Scotland
Czech Republic
Poland
Jena, Germany
Lähte, Saadjärv, Äksi and Erala, Estonia
Tilgu beach, Estonia
Latvia
Moscow, Russia
Kostroma and Kostroma region, Russia
Zagreb, Croatia
Saskatchewan, Canada
Northern Ilinois, US
Minnesota, US
Sable Point, Michigan, US
Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Mt. Moriac, Victoria, Australia
New Zealand
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Featured image credit: InFocusImagery. Author: Zoltan Kenwell. Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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Absolutely stunning images and light show! Melbourne, Australia.
The most southern location in the U.S. where the aurora has appeared is Charlotte, NC, as far as I can see. Can you see it anywhere south of it in the Northern Hemisphere, or north of Australia and N.Z. in the other half? No, if there is such a witness, he or she is not from that shit-spewing “space station”. I have not paid attention to it as long as I care to remember.
The purple aurora is rare. But it tells you there is a different level of stuff. The green is the same as the purple. The purple is different from the green. The commonly different and the differently common.
Where is aurora going? Nobody knows. When you try to wait for it, you cannot see its face coming. When you try to follow it, you cannot see its back leaving.
A few people know they don’t know. M0st including religious scientists or atheists and scientific theists think they know, but they actually don’t know.
When you know, you become speech-less—>speechless. When you don’t know, you talk louder and louder.
Mayan Ball Court, Pi–> 3-1-4 The Great Pyramids. Machu Picchu, Stonehenge, Tiwanaku, 0-1-2-3, 4, 5, 6, 7….21-22-23-24-25,26…. How can you utter a word before/behind/above/below them?