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March 31, 2020 Auroras 

Itasca County, MN

A high speed stream of solar wind, along with a big of a southward-pointing magnetic field in that solar wind stream, created conditions for auroras, including a brief substorm around 10:45 PM.  This was the first substorm I had seen in quite a while.

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The substorm began around 10:44.
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The peak of brightness a few minutes later.
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By 10:55, things were starting to dim a bit, but the structure persisted until about 11:00 or so.

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