Quiet aurora arc - 23.3.2017 at 02.52 Laukaa Observation number 62168

Visibility II / V

Tarja Kouvo

When I reached the shore of the lake at about 2.30 a light mist appeared on the horizon, quickly it began to brighten, forming a beautiful and shimmering arc. The best point in the vision was that the middle of the arc formed as if a shimmering ball descended towards the surface of the ice. At three the lights dimmed, it was time to go home.

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Aurora brightness
- Bright auroras
Observed aurora forms
- Arc
  
  ARC The arcs are wider than the bands and do not fold as strongly. The arcs are normally neither very bright nor active.
  
  The arc is probably the most common form of aurora. When aurora show is a calm arc in the low northern sky it often doesn’t evolve to anything more during night. In more active shows the arc is often the first form to appear and the last to disappear.
  
  The lower edge of the arc is usually sharp but the upper edge can gradually blend into the background sky. As activity increases rays and folds normally develop, and the arcs turn gradually into bands.
  
  An aurora arc runs across the picture. Vertical shapes are rays. Photo by Atacan Ergin.
  
  Aurora Arc. Photo by Mauri Korpi.
  
  Aurora Arc. Photo by Anna-Liisa Sarajärvi.
  
  Aurora Arc. Photo by Matti Asumalahti.

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Quiet aurora arc - 23.3.2017 at 02.52 Laukaa Observation number 62168