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Aurora borealis in Alaska 03/2001

by

D.Anderson/Novapix

Reference

t-met01-11005

Date

2007-04-06

This fantastic aurora of March 31 2001 was visible in many parts of the globe as far south as Mexico and Cuba and was the result of a very powerful solar flare which was amongst the most powerful ever recorded.The Big Dipper is seen at top right with the bright star Arcturis near the center.