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March 3, 2021 Auroras

Wabana Lake (Chippewa National Forest)

THe high speed stream of solar wind continued, and Bz dropped far enough south that the auroras fired up again.

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My first shot looking through the point.
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A multi-banded auroral arc appears.
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The arc quickly breaks up into waving auroras.
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The auroral arc quickly reestablished itself, but there were clouds on the horizon, advancing southward .
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To the east, the moon was also rising.
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The clouds part to reveal a rapidly brightening arc and the beginning of a substorm.
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The auroras moved around actively while the clouds were broken up.
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This is the maximum clearing before the clouds began moving in again.

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