The red-sky enigma over Svalbard in December 2002

• Published in: Annales Geophysicae
• Main Authors: Sigernes, F., Lloyd, N., Lorentzen, D. A., Neuber, R., Hoppe, U.-P., Degenstein, D., Shumilov, N., Moen, J., Gjessing, Y., Havnes, O., Skartveit, A., Raustein, E., Ørbæk, J. B., Deehr, C. S.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Adventdalen; Longyearbyen; Norway; Ny-Ålesund; Svalbard; Ny Ålesund
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-23-1593-2005; https://angeo.copernicus.org/articles/23/1593/2005/

On 6 December 2002, during winter darkness, an extraordinary event occurred in the sky, as viewed from Longyearbyen (78° N, 15° E), Svalbard, Norway. At 07:30UT the southeast sky was surprisingly lit up in a deep red colour. The light increased in intensity and spread out across the sky, and at 10:0...