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Title:
Aurora near Fairbanks, Alaska
Description:
It's towards the end of the season; soon the sky won't get dark enough for auroras, and already now a blue glow is visible on the northern horizon throughout the night. It starts out with a typical growth phase where a southward drifting arc indicates that energy is building up in the magnetotail. The following substorm is not a very distinct one. The energy appears to be unloaded only partially, and relatively bright and structured aurora continues after the brief, substorm-like event. Unfortunately, the time lapse was interrupted in an untimely manner by a coating of ice forming on the camera lens.
Author:
flovholm
Tags:
aurora, northern, lights, substorm, fairbanks, alaska,
Aurora near Fairbanks, Alaska
Description:
It's towards the end of the season; soon the sky won't get dark enough for auroras, and already now a blue glow is visible on the northern horizon throughout the night. It starts out with a typical growth phase where a southward drifting arc indicates that energy is building up in the magnetotail. The following substorm is not a very distinct one. The energy appears to be unloaded only partially, and relatively bright and structured aurora continues after the brief, substorm-like event. Unfortunately, the time lapse was interrupted in an untimely manner by a coating of ice forming on the camera lens.
Author:
flovholm
Tags:
aurora, northern, lights, substorm, fairbanks, alaska,
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