RED AURORAS

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An aurora from down under:

Taken by KAGAYA on April 16, 2015 @ South Island, New Zealand

http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_up ... c9pdfo2ov6

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Aurora with sprites in Scotland. Can you see the meterorite?

Taken by Chris Sinclair on April 20, 2015 @ Castlehill, By Thurso, Northern Scotland.

http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_up ... 3gcsq83rq2

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Another one from Scotland

Taken by Graeme Whipps on April 21, 2015 @ Chapel Of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_up ... 0jt8d79r26

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Finally one from Canada with deep purple and brilliant greens.

Taken by chris tyreman on April 21, 2015 @ Radisson Lake, Radisson Saskatchewan Canada

http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_up ... 8s8bj2edd4

Apparently, the picture also shows two truck headlamps.

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Awesome aurora during Bright Week:

Taken by Janne Maj Nagelsen on April 17, 2015 @ Vaksdal, Hordaland, Norway

http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_up ... enp1ectoa3

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Here is an unusual red aurora:

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Below is an unusual red aurora from Southern California taken on May 14, 2005 by Dennis Mammana in Borrego Springs, California, USA. I remember looking to the West just after sunset and viewing some very faint auroras in the Western sky in 2005, but they were nothing like the one captured below due to the city lights.

Now folks, this only happens about once every 10 to 11 years if atmospheric conditions are just right and there are no clouds preventing this magnificent view:

Behold:

The red aurora below is a more recent occurrence - June 7, 2015 --

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

SOLAR WIND SPARKS AURORAS: A solar wind stream hit Earth's magnetic field during the late hours of June 7th, sparking a G2-class geomagnetic storm. In the United States, surprised sky watchers from Washington to the Dakotas witnessed a rare display of summer auroras. Christian Begeman sends this picture from the outskirts of Isabel, SD: