On Halloween night 2003 a bright aurora filled the sky with color. From South Jersey red and green rays and bands danced in the sky even low in the south. This photo was taken as I pointed the camera to the south in the constellation Aquarius. Mars can be seen at left center. The red color in the camera lens and the brightness of Mars near opposition seem reduced the reddish color usually seen. The Water Jar of Aquarius & Alpha Aquarii are seen at upper right. Notice that the red rays appear to converge at a point near zenith. When viewing aurora in the north the rays most always appear to converge at a point below the northern horizon.
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