1. Geomagnetic Activity Archive
A virtual gallery of Night Photography with images of the Northern Lights, Aurora Borealis, Meteor Showers and Planetary Alignments by photographer Dirk Obudzinski.

2. Aurora Borealis
Aurora Borealis photos Jim Rosenstock March 2002 at Cleary Summit, north of Fairbanks Canon AE1P SLR Camera, Vivitar 28-90mm zoom lens at 28mm, f/2.8, Fuji Superia 800 color print film, exposure times approx. 8, 18, and 15 sec. Cleary Summit, Alaska 20 mi. north of Fairbanks, evenings of March 10 & 11. weather was clear & mild...low twenties in the day, never colder than 15 below at night...,

3. Aurora s Northern Nights
Aurora-Northern Lights - Introduction Geomagnetic field lines can guide energetic electrons and protons from magnetosphere or magnetosheath down to Earth's atmosphere. Precipitating particles loose their energy via collisions with the neutral particles and ionize them at approximately the same altitude range than solar UV radiation when creating the ionosphere. In addition, some of the atmospheric constituents are excited to higher energy levels: this can lead to emission of auroral light. Most of this activity occur within auroral oval (the major exceptions being the sun-aligned arcs and low-latitude aurorae) An often used classification divides the auroras into discrete and diffuse precipitation. In addition, while the nightside auroras reflect the dynamics of the magnetotail, dayside precipitation relates more directly to solar wind parameters. Auroras during magnetospheric substorms and, especially, the great auroras during magnetospheric storms can create extremely impressive spectacles, and it is no wonder that auroras have entered into the folklore of peoples living at high latitudes.

4. Weather Maine- Aurora Borealis Information Page
Weather Maines Current Aurora Borealis Information Page. If you have quesitons about how to see the Northern LIghts, then this is the place to start. Custom maps and descriptions about the causes and implications of space weather activity.

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