October 8’s Brilliant Aurora: A Celestial Spectacle
The Aurora Borealis rippled under the stars on October 8th. And then again two days later. These photos are from the first storm. Faint green streaks seen from our balcony compelled us out the door.
Heading northwest for darker skies to better enjoy the performance above. The intensity grew quickly, splashing across the starscape in waves from one horizon to the other.
At a few points they faded but never for long. We stayed out for several hours and it was a scintillating show all night. Easily among the very best Northern Lights that I have ever seen. Desiree saw multiple shooting stars as well. I caught a couple but only with my eyes. That was alright with me, I was more than happy to capture the greens, blues and pink.
Their streaks, balls, ribbons and sheets of mesmerized us as they courted and danced with one another in the sky. I was excited waiting for this blast of plasma from the sun to arrive. The resulting storm was pure joy and far beyond my expectations.
Olá, estou vendo estas maravilhosas fotos com muito atraso, eu sei. Mas posso imaginar quão fascinante são esses fenômenos e nas fotos pude perceber. Parabéns!!
May 15, 2025 at 6:53 pm
Great photography. That must have been a truly amazing experience!
February 15, 2025 at 8:13 pm
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Some nice captures!
October 15, 2024 at 5:43 am
Are you ab
October 13, 2024 at 8:35 am
Yes I am – near Bragg Creek – west of Calgary.
October 18, 2024 at 9:42 pm
Outstanding photographs!Sent from my iPhone
October 13, 2024 at 8:33 am
Congratulations on another amazing set of results.
October 13, 2024 at 4:56 am
Thanks so much!
October 13, 2024 at 6:02 am
Wow! Those are magnificent. We’ve been able to see them in southern Michigan as well.
October 13, 2024 at 4:56 am
That’s awesome. I’m happy you were able to enjoy them too!
October 13, 2024 at 6:04 am
I tried to photograph this from the midlands in the UK but it was not very good at all.
Congratulations on a series of excellent results.
Trevor
October 13, 2024 at 4:53 am
Thank you Trevor. It called for clouds that night but only a few materialized. Sorry to hear you had poor luck this time. Hopefully as we approach solar maximum ext year there will be many more and some that ripple over the midlands. Thank you for visiting!
October 13, 2024 at 6:07 am
Wow!
October 13, 2024 at 12:11 am
Thank you Jane. It’s been a while since I posted but this storm pushed me over the blog block! I’m glad you liked them.
October 13, 2024 at 6:08 am