The red-sky enigma over Svalbard in December 2002

• Published in: Annales Geophysicae
• Main Authors: F. Sigernes, N. Lloyd, D. A. Lorentzen, R. Neuber, U.-P. Hoppe, D. Degenstein, N. Shumilov, J. Moen, Y. Gjessing, O. Havnes, A. Skartveit, E. Raustein, J. B. Ørbæk, C. S. Deehr
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2005
• Subjects: Science; Q; Physics; QC1-999; Geophysics. Cosmic physics; QC801-809; Adventdalen; Longyearbyen; Norway; Ny-Ålesund; Svalbard; Ny Ålesund
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-23-1593-2005; https://doaj.org/article/11d00d7c86874e96a810129e7d5b3ce5

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...