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Auroral Wonders: Photographers Capture the Northern Lights
By Robert Roy Britt
Senior Science Writer
posted: 07:00 am ET
26 March 2001
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Lyndon Anderson took this photograph from a spot just north of Bismarck, North Dakota at approximately 11 p.m. local time on Monday, March 19, 2001.
"I live in a city of 50,000-plus, so I have to rely on the Internet to know if there's a chance that the northern lights will be out, and then if the chances look good," Anderson said. "I call my dad who lives on a farm 15 miles (24 kilometers) north of Bismarck to confirm if the northern lights are indeed out. If so, I drive to his farm -- to get away from the city lights -- to take photographs.
"On this particular evening, I called my dad at 8:15 and said that the northern lights could be out tonight, and asked him to check periodically before he went to bed. I got a call about 10:15 p.m., and drove out right away. However, on my drive out, I could see clouds moving in from the northwest. By the time I got to the farm, I could still take photographs looking directly north, and then to the northeast where the northern lights were the strongest. I was able to take photographs until about 11:30 p.m. when it clouded over. However, I could tell that the intensity of the northern lights was strong even then as the glow in the breaks between clouds was very bright -- similar to strong moonlight."
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