Images from the Aurora of 15 and 16 July, 2012

Aurora caught by Simon Treweek in Tasmania  on Sunday July 15th. Click to embiggen (image is copyright Simon Treweek, so play nice)

The Coronal Mass Ejection produced by the X class flare from sunspot AR1520 on July the 13th (AEST) impacted Earth on July 15 AEST and produced long lasting geomagnetic disturbances which produced aurora world wide.

In Australia, despite bad weather, aurora were seen in Tasmania and as far north as near Bega in southern coastal New South Wales. The disturbances lasted all through the 16th, with aurora still going on in Tasmania tonight, and a report from Perth.

As with last time, all through this the IPS site carried on as if no aurora were happening at all.

Again  there are some fantastic images from the Tasmanians.

From the 15th
Julie Head captured some light pillars in this lovely image from the Forth Valley.
Ian Stewart got this amazing panorama at the boat launch at Tinderbox overlooking Bruny Island. And here is his video.
Maureen Johnston’s beautiful image was taken at Howden.
Nick Monk got a nice one from Lymington. 
Julien Johnson captured some great colours with this shot.
Katinka Smith blogs the aurora (with pictures) 
Paul Albers got this shot from his back veranda in Victoria (not Tasmania)


From the 16th
Ivan Toledo caught aurora AND the International Space Station in this stunning shot from Tinderbox.
Jenne Jackson got this shot from Whites Beach.


Images from the June 19 aurora are here and here.

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