IMAGE Views of the Aurora from Space

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The IMAGE spacecraft observed intense auroral displays in the Fall of 2003 as the material from the coronal mass ejection swept past the Earth. The pressure against the Earth's magnetosphere caused it to dump more electrons into the upper atmosphere, creating auroral displays, as we see here over the South Pole. This is a view of the IMAGE data reprojected onto a model of the Earth.
Movie of IMAGE's view of the solar storm.
A snapshot of a low-intensity time in the storm. The bright linear structure in the upper left is an artifact created by the edge of the instrument field-of-view.
A snapshot of a low-intensity time in the storm. The bright linear structure in the upper left is an artifact created by the edge of the instrument field-of-view.
A snapshot of a high-intensity time in the storm. The bright linear structure in the upper left is an artifact created by the edge of the instrument field-of-view.
A snapshot of a high-intensity time in the storm. The bright linear structure in the upper left is an artifact created by the edge of the instrument field-of-view.
The bright point in the aurora moves along the auroral oval.
The bright point in the aurora moves along the auroral oval.

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This page was originally published on Thursday, July 8, 2004.
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