Thanks to a gargantuan sunspot group 15 times the size of Earth, we on Earth in northern climes were treated to a spectacular aurora borealis display last night.
The evening began with a thunder shower, which led to a picturesque sunset, which was capped off by the northern lights display.
I ran around with my camera, documenting everything at our cabin in northern Minnesota. I had tried before to photograph the sky at night with little luck. But this time, it worked! My camera captured even more colors than were visible to the “naked” eye.
As I wandered on gravel roads in the middle of nowhere with eyes raised to the eternal mystery of the dancing sky, our resident loons began to call. Spring peepers croaked and a distant train whistle blew. We are so fortunate to live in these times, in this place.
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Gorgeous.
We had the good fortune of clear skies in Nebraska for a change. Our view of the aurora was not nearly as dramatic as what you were able to see. Your photos are amazing.
Glad to hear that you were able to see the lights. I looked for them again last night, but no dice.
To even see them once is quite thrilling.
So beautiful!
What great good fortune for you. I never knew that cameras see the aurora better than our eyes. Such gorgeous images you captured!
Thank you, Eilene! I’m glad that cameras do this, however it happens – something about them having better light sensors than our eyes.
Wow! Fantastic photos!
Thanks, Dawn! It was a challenge to winnow down my photos and choose the best ones. There were so many to sort through. Quite the memorable night.