Gary's 30 inch scope silouetted against aurora with Ursa Major in background, 02:22 am Sept 11, 2005. Canon 300D ISO 800, 30 sec exposure, 18-55 EFS lens at 18mm. .

Brightest part of initial aurora display 12:14 am. Constellation Auriga at the right side of image.

Canon 300D ISO 800, 30 sec exposure, 18-55 EFS lens at 18mm.

Watch the animated GIF aurora movie (1.8 M-Bytes) 23:36 MDT Sept 10, 2005 to 12:14 am MDT Sept 11, 2005
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