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2006/4/9 Nice green aurora over lake Mendota in Madison, WI. Canon 300D, 10 seconds, ISO 1600, 18mm lens, F3.5.
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| After local midnight, aurora started as a quiet green arc. | 
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| Interesting stuctures showed up when I took this photo over lake Mendota. | 
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| Rays change rapidly within a few seconds. | 
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| The whole aurora started to pulsate at a frequency of about 3Hz, and the structure became less well-defined. I took this photo from Washburn observatory looking down at lake Mendota. | 
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| After an hour the aurora faded. | 
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