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Auroral Pictures Page

Aurora pictures taken by IRF staff:

Aurora over Kiruna (geographic coordinates 67.84° N, 20.41° E):
- Pictures by Masatoshi Yamauchi, IRF (m.yamauchi*irf.se):
  - Red aurora pictures or large version (280 k jpeg-file)
  - Index of other auroral pictures
- Pictures by Rick McGregor (rick.mcgregor*irf.se):
  - Aurora over Kiruna
  These pictures can be used for non-commercial purposes after communication with the photographers (e-mail addresses above)

Auroral video sequences filmed by IRF's scientists:

Video sequences of aurora over Abisko (100 km west of Kiruna) in March 2000, filmed by Sheila Kirkwood, IRF (sheila.kirkwood*irf.se)
Video sequences of aurora filmed over Kiruna, winter 2000-2001, by Masatoshi Yamauchi, IRF (m.yamauchi*irf.se)
Video sequences of aurora filmed in the Kiruna area in January and March 2001 and January 2012, by Urban Brändström, IRF (urban.brandstrom*irf.se). See here for information on using these videos.

All-Sky Camera pictures

Pictures from the all-sky camera at IRF in Kiruna:

Aurora and the laser beam from the lidar instrument at IRF in Kiruna
- Real-time picture - Is there aurora in Kiruna at the moment?
- Other pictures

Sample gif movie (NB: 5.8 Mb)

Movie put together from all-sky camera photos (NB: large MOV-file). Also available as a WMV-file.

Pictures from an all-sky camera in Abisko:

Large version (400 kB)

The last five images from the all-sky camera (operated by Hiroshima University and IRF) at Abisko Tourist Station.
Picture from 2003-11-22, 16:41 UT
Highlights from 2004 as Quicktime movies

Pictures from the real-time camera at Aurora Sky Station (STF Abisko in collaboration with IRF)