Waiting For Aurora Borealis and All I Got Was Ursa Major

The Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) that left the sun on August 1, 2010 promised a possible show of Northern Lights on the nights of August 3rd & 4th, as far south as the state of Iowa, and indeed aurora were seen in Little Sioux, Iowa on August 3. I waited with high expectations on the night of August 4th from the grounds at Noelridge Christian Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, but nothing presented itself other than this view of the constellation Ursa Major (aka Big Dipper). Seen at extreme upper right is bright Polaris, the north star, along with part of Ursa Minor (Little Dipper). Shot at 10:50 PM, this photo was a 30-second time exposure at f/4.5 with an ISO rating of 200.