Quiet aurora band - 13.3.2022 at 20.30 - 13.3.2022 at 20.39 Espoo Observation number 105074

Visibility II / V

Katri Kuparinen

My acquaintance sent pictures showing the northern lights, so I went to the yard to see if I happened to get pictures of it. I couldn't go any further and when my new home, I had to test whether it would be possible to see it without leaving anywhere. Time was on the border, but it was so.

This description has been automatically translated from Finnish. Click here to see the original text.

1 1

Additional information

Aurora brightness
- Dim auroras
Observed aurora forms
- Band
  
  Bands are usually narrower, more twisty at the bottom, brighter, and more active than arches. Bands usually develop from arches.
  
  Bands can form J and U shapes, sometimes even full spirals. The corona can also arise from bands. Bands are a fairly common form of aurora.
  
  Aurora band. Photo by Merja Ruotsalainen.
  
  Aurora band. Photo by Matias Takala.
  
  Aurora band. Photo by Lea Rahtu-Korpela.
  
  Aurora bands. Photo by Lauri Koivuluoma.
  
  Aurora band. Photo by Matias Takala.

Colors with unaided eye and other features
- Green auroras
  
  Green, seen with the naked eye, is one the most common colors of the aurora. The green color is derived from atomic oxygen.
  
  Green auroras. Lea Rahtu-Korpela.
  
  Green auroras. Photo by Juha Ojanperä.

Technical information

Sony DSC-RX100

Send a comment

Comments are checked and moderated before publication If you want to contact the observer directly about possibilities to use these images, use the Media -form.

Newest observations

Contact information

Quiet aurora band - 13.3.2022 at 20.30 - 13.3.2022 at 20.39 Espoo Observation number 105074