The red-sky enigma over Svalbard in December 2002

• Published in: Annales Geophysicae
• Main Authors: Sigernes, Fred, Lloyd, N., Lorentzen, Dag Arne, Neuber, R., Hoppe, U.-P., Degenstein, D., Shumilov, N., Moen, Jøran Idar, Gjessing, Yngvar, Havnes, Ove, Skartveit, A., Raustein, E., Ørbæk, J.B., Deehr, CS
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus 2009
• Subjects: Adventdalen; Longyearbyen; Norway; Ny-Ålesund; Svalbard; Ny Ålesund
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10852/62171; http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-64762; https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-23-1603-2005

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 07:30 UT 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:...