Most yours run for 7+ hours but this tour runs for 5 hours. Use your mouse to right-click (Mac users may need to Ctrl-click) the link above and choose the option that will save the file or target to your computer.We had a great night. You may freely use NSF-credited images and, at your discretion, credit NSF with a 'Courtesy: National Science Foundation' notation.Īdditional information about general usage can be found in Conditions.Īlso Available: Download the high-resolution JPG version of the image. The images were created by employees of the United States Government as part of their official duties or prepared by contractors as 'works for hire' for NSF. Images credited to the National Science Foundation, a federal agency, are in the public domain. All media in the gallery are intended for personal, educational and nonprofit/non-commercial use only. Images and other media in the National Science Foundation Multimedia Gallery are available for use in print and electronic material by NSF employees, members of the media, university staff, teachers and the general public. See other images like this on your iPhone or iPad download NSF Science Zone on the Apple App Store. To view additional photos of this aurora by Kenwell, visit his gallery, Infocus Imagery Inc, at (Date of Image: July 22, 2009) Also, coincidently, at the same time of this auroral display, the total solar eclipse of 2009, July 22, was happening on the other side of the planet in India and China.

Apparently, a crack in the Earth's magnetic field allowed the solar wind that Earth is normally bombarded by to enter the atmosphere and create these auroral displays.

On viewing the aurora Zoltan says, 'It was a very rare and unexpected auroral event that happened in the middle of the ongoing solar minimum, which is the deepest in a century. This photo of an aurora borealis was taken by photographer Zoltan Kenwell near Drayton Valley in Alberta, Canada, at approximately 3:00 a.m., July 22, 2009. AugAurora borealis, Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU).National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES).Award Statistics (Budget Internet Info System).Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG).Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research.Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP).Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE).Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS).International Science and Engineering (OISE).

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