STEVE before the storm
Taken by Matthew Wheeler on August 3, 2024 @
East central BC Canada
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Camera Used: Panasonic DC-S5
Exposure Time: 25/10
Aperture: f/1.4
ISO: 25600
Date Taken: 2024:08:05 18:24:10
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On August 3 just before midnight I went outside and was taken by surprise to see another STEVE so soon. This was a bright, smooth mauve arc dominating the sky from horizon to horizon, like the first one I remember seeing in the 1980s. The motion of its texture was easily visible overhead, racing from east to west. A modest green aurora lit the north–this was several hours before the G3 event. After 15 minutes STEVE was fading overhead, but I saw and photographed some ghostly pickets. They lasted a couple of minutes, and STEVE gradually disappeared into the west.
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