Spring Equinox and the Aurora Borealis

The northern hemisphere’s Spring Equinox was welcomed by an incredible performance by the Northern Lights last night. Desirée and I went out early this morning and watched them dance along high in the sky for hours. It was one of the most beautiful displays that I have seen. It’s made for a slow start in daylight today but was wonderfully worthwhile!

Spaceweather.com has a great article today about auroras and equinoxes which I found really interesting. From their front page, “Around the beginning of spring and fall,  cracks open in Earth’s magnetic field–a phenomenon called “the Russell-McPherron effect.” Solar wind pours in to fuel geomagnetic storms.” I didn’t know about that effect – very cool!

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This entry was posted on March 20, 2021 by Christopher Martin. It was filed under Aurora Borealis, Landscapes, long exposure, Night Photography and was tagged with alberta, Aurora Borealis, bragg creek, Canada, forest, landscape photography, long exposure, night photography, night sky, Northern Lights, ribbon, silhouettes, sky.

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   Todd M Grivetti Photography

   Absolutely stunning capture. They are on my bucket list.

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   March 20, 2021 at 7:51 pm
   

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   Birder's Journey

   Truly otherworldly in every sense of the word!

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   March 20, 2021 at 2:43 pm
   

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   Judi Martin

   Absolutely beautiful and who says the earth doesn’t know what it is doing😎🤗

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   March 20, 2021 at 12:49 pm
   

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     Christopher Martin

     Thanks Mom! I would completely agree – she will be fine long after we are gone.

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     March 20, 2021 at 1:52 pm
     

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