Wow. wow Magnificent.

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To the naked eye, the auroras were mostly pale-white, but exposures of 10 or more seconds with off-the-shelf digital cameras revealed spectacular color.

Perhaps this is similar to the photos I took in February during the massive solar flares, where the sky looked whiter than usual to me. It actually felt white when I stood outside. I have a very simple camera and I can't seem to change the exposure time. But when I contrasted the photo later, the colors popped out.

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Original taken Feb 03, 2011 - Facing South

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Color Curve (Contrasting)

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Original taken Feb 01, 2011 - Facing East

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Color Curve (Contrasting)