2408_0632 Aurora borealis
It's GREEN day (following RED day and YELLOW day), although the image was made at night... in the ongoing colour/color series.
It was supposed to be the peak night of the annual Perseid Meteor Shower, and I was strategizing with this in mind when the universe decided to do something else. The moment I got out of town (a 2-minute drive), I could see the sky would be too bright for meteors. Okay. Plan B...
I switched to "Aurora" mode, and made hundreds of shots as the heavens went wild. Here, I have just crossed into Grasslands Park via the north gate; this is the access road I had just driven. The lights were in constant motion. Violet, red, and yellow were starting to show. These would intensify over the next hour. It was the second best Aurora show of the year, just a notch under the amazing display of May 11. So... the two greatest Aurora borealis events I've witnessed in my lifetime have both come in 2024. I know part of that is due to my location - Grasslands is an official Dark Sky Preserve, and even the village is dark enough at night for me to notice the sky. All I have to do is step outside and look up.
More to come...
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2024 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
2408_0632 Aurora borealis
It's GREEN day (following RED day and YELLOW day), although the image was made at night... in the ongoing colour/color series.
It was supposed to be the peak night of the annual Perseid Meteor Shower, and I was strategizing with this in mind when the universe decided to do something else. The moment I got out of town (a 2-minute drive), I could see the sky would be too bright for meteors. Okay. Plan B...
I switched to "Aurora" mode, and made hundreds of shots as the heavens went wild. Here, I have just crossed into Grasslands Park via the north gate; this is the access road I had just driven. The lights were in constant motion. Violet, red, and yellow were starting to show. These would intensify over the next hour. It was the second best Aurora show of the year, just a notch under the amazing display of May 11. So... the two greatest Aurora borealis events I've witnessed in my lifetime have both come in 2024. I know part of that is due to my location - Grasslands is an official Dark Sky Preserve, and even the village is dark enough at night for me to notice the sky. All I have to do is step outside and look up.
More to come...
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2024 James R. Page - all rights reserved.