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STEVE, Venus and Great auroras. January 1st, 2025.

STEVE in the western twilight sky. The sky was not properly dark. Hence, the images are over-exposed in the western sky. The first observation was at about UTC 15:58, and it endured till about 16:34. At about 16.40 UTC there was a vivid auroral display in the area where the STEVE (or SAR) was present. STEVE or SAR? It looks like a typical STEVE appearing alongside the greenish aurora. The greenish aurora is difficult to see on these images because of the bright sky. However, as the sky gradually became more dark the greenish can be seen near planet Venus.

This observation of STEVE was done by a Wyze-camera. My dslr camera malfunctioned because of the cold.

The sky was brilliantly lit by the auroras before darkness fell this evening (January 1st, 2025). A few images of the display below. Location: Ørsta, Norway. Photo details: 7Artisans 7mm fisheye-lens, Canon 650D.

Lunar Upper Tangent Arc and Aurora Borealis. November 19, 2024.

As the bright moon was about to rise, I noticed an Upper tangent arc above the mountainside. A brief, and mild display of the northern lights occured, and colored the wintry scene. A few images of the display displayed below. Photo details: Canon 650D, Samyang 8mm fisheye-lens.

STEVE, and Aurora Borealis. April 21, 2024.

There was a brief instance of auroral activity on April 21. Not easily seen or photographed because of a bright sky. Interestingly, the contrail like phenomenon STEVE was observed from about UTC 21.02 to 21.34.

STEVE over the mountain. The faint mauve color was captured by an allsky camera (AMS135). Taken at the same time as the DSLR photos below.