Aurora borealis – Fairbanks, Alaska
Kevin Schafer, October 2003
On September 1 – 2, 1859, one of the largest geomagnetic storms on record was observed and recorded by English astronomers Richard C. Carrington and Richard Hodgson. Telecommunications throughout Europe and North America were disrupted, and millions witnessed magnificent aurorae around the world.
The magnetic storm
Has bound us together
With flares of crimson
And ruby flames
While soft vapors
Caress our brows
And anoint our bodies
With emeralds and sapphires
And all around
Voluminous clouds
Avert their eyes and blush
At the rapture
LiNdA
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