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The Northern Lights
during Solar Cycle 23




 Aurora Borealis
2001 Exhibition

Borealis2000News
Aurora Forecast
Solar Activity

 Perseid Meteor
Shower 2002

Leonid Meteor
Storm 2001




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 © Dirk Obudzinski

Northern Lights Alaska April 2001 AURORA ALERT SERVICE
Subscribe to the Borealis 2000 Aurora Alerts and receive free e-mail notifications about possible auroral activity at middle and low latitudes.
During periods of strong geomagnetic storm activity, the Northern Lights - aka Aurora Borealis - can sometimes be seen as far south as California, Arizona or the Alps in Europe.
Aurora Borealis California July 2004 CALIFORNIA AURORA - July 27, 2004
High, middle and low latitude regions in North America witnessed strong auroral activity following the arrival of a strong coronal mass ejection late on July 26 (associated with a long-duration M1 solar flare on July 25). Low latitude sky watchers in Utah, Nevada and California witnessed auroral activity early on July 27.
Aurora Borealis California October 2003 NORTHERN LIGHTS IN CALIFORNIA - October 29, 2003
A historic geomagnetic storm: Two powerful coronal mass ejections associated with X17.2 and X10.0 solar flares impacted the Earth on October 29 and 30, followed by severe to extreme geomagnetic storm conditions. Spectacular auroral displays have been observed as far south as California, Arizona, Texas and Florida.
Perseid Meteor Shower 2002 PERSEID METEOR SHOWER - August 11-12, 2002
The Perseids are fast and colorful shooting stars - often rich in bright meteors with long-lasting trains. 60 to 80 meteors per hour are usually seen during the peak of the shower.
Location: Sedona, Arizona
Slide Show
Planetary Alignment May 2002 THE PLANETARY ALIGNMENT OF SPRING 2002
 Bright Jupiter, yellow Saturn, rusty-red Mars, blazing Venus and glimmering Mercury gathered for a brilliant show across the western evening sky. A fine crescent moon added to an already dazzling visual feast between May 13 - 16. The finest planetary conjunction for decades to come...
Slide Show
Leonid Meteor Storm November 2001 THE 2001 LEONID METEOR STORM - November 18, 2001
The display began on Sunday morning when Earth entered a dust cloud shed by Comet Tempel-Tuttle in 1766. The Leonids of 2001 may be regarded as the largest meteor shower of our lifetime - more than 1000 meteors per hour rained over North America and Hawaii.
Location: Mojave Desert, California
Gallery
Aurora Borealis California 2001 NORTHERN LIGHTS IN CALIFORNIA - November 5, 2001
A powerful coronal mass ejection billowed away from the Sun on November 4 and swept past our planet on the following day. The impact was followed by severe geomagnetic storm conditions and visible auroral activity as far south as Florida, Texas and California in the United States. Northern Lights are rarely seen at low latitudes, occurring only 3 - 6 times during the 11-year solar cycle.

Perseid Meteor Shower 2004 THE 2004 PERSEID METEOR SHOWER
The peak of the annual perseid meteor shower occurred on August 11/12. Sky watchers at clear dark-sky viewing locations in the northern hemisphere observed 60 to 80 meteors per hour.

See images at SCIENCE@NASA and spaceweather.com


G A L L E R Y
EXHIBITION 2001 CALIFORNIA
NIGHT VISION California Aurora - July 2004
California Aurora - November 2003
ALASKA AURORA California Aurora - November 2001
April 2001 Leonid Meteor Storm - November 2001
March 2001 - I Planetary Alignment - July 2001 - I
March 2001 - II Planetary Alignment - July 2001 - II
August 2000 California Aurora - April 2001
March 2000 ARIZONA
February 2000 The Planetary Alignment of Spring 2002
more Alaska Aurora The 2002 Perseid Meteor Shower
All images © Dirk Obudzinski 2000 - 2004
Contact: dirkobudzinski@borealis2000.com



PUBLICATIONS:

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NASA - ASTRONOMY PICTURE OF THE DAY - RAINBOW PERSEID - 08/16/02
SCIENCE@NASA FEATURE - THE 2005 PERSEID METEOR SHOWER - 07/22/05

SPOOKY AURORAE LIGHT UP AUTUMN NIGHTS - 10/31/02- CNN Science & Space
PERSEID METEOR IMAGE - 08/20/02 - BBC Science/Space
AURORA PHOTO GALLERY - 08/11/01 - British Astronomical Association
STAR TALES - 07/29/03 - Lowell Observatory
PERSEIDS - AUGUST'S SHOOTING STARS - 08/11/03 - BBC Bristol

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spaceweather.com
2004 PERSEID METEOR GALLERY - 08/14/04 - spaceweather.com
AURORA GALLERY - 07/27/04 - spaceweather.com
2002 LEONID METEOR GALLERY - 11/19/02 - spaceweather.com
AURORA GALLERY - 10/08/02 - spaceweather.com
AURORA GALLERY - 10/07/02 - spaceweather.com
AURORA GALLERY - 10/01/02 - spaceweather.com
2002 PERSEID METEOR GALLERY - 08/13/02 - spaceweather.com
SUNSET ECLIPSE GALLERY - 06/10/02 - spaceweather.com
2001 LEONID METEOR GALLERY - 11/18/01 - spaceweather.com
AURORA GALLERY - 11/05/01 - spaceweather.com
MORNING PLANETS - 07/17/01 - spaceweather.com


Aurora Borealis Alaska August 2000
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Space Science Institute
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