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... during the Anthropocenic epoch. Just a jiffy but a lot happened to happen. There were Aurora Borealis, a meteor, thick fog and the Ursa Major on the same scene. It was very dark and I saw nearly nothing but the darkness, the Great Bear and some green light scattered in the thick fog. My camera saw much more:)
A couple of weeks ago, we had marvelous northern lights in Trondheim and I had a great night out with my camera.
I tried to go to several places to take pictures that I envisioned, but the northern lights can disappear quickly, so I was in a bit of a hurry to move on. I took this photo when I was on my way back to the car to go to the city center, but the light was so amazing that I had to stop and set up the tripod to take another shot. It was absolutely dark where I stood, but during the exposure I was disturbed by a passing train with high beams on. I thought the picture was ruined, but it was kind of nice with this light in the grass.
The Northern Lights, taken in Iceland on 24/11/2017.
Conditions on this evening were, temp -25c, wind 40mph, photo taken on a tripod being held to the ground by myself. kneeling and my partner acting as our windbreak.
30 Second exposure on ISO 800
A quick note to all who wish to photograph the Northern Lights, it is very rare that they can be seen like this with the naked eye.
Magic night on the black beach of Stokksnes in Iceland.
We have no chance and all our winter trip that was the overcast nights. Only that night near Vestrahorn we had half-hour of clear sky at night. Excited and happy we tray to catch that special moment.
The Aurora seems to cascade down from the heavens as two green rivers. The clouds to the East are the remnants of a snow storm over Fairbanks.
Taken 10 March 2023 near Fairbanks, Alaska.
Long hours driving the ring in Iceland.
We stopped for a cuppa tea and managed to grab the magic above, full moon and overcast.
Panoramic photograph showing the show of colors in the skies of Iceland at dawn on 03/31/22.
The aurora borealis forecast websites and apps indicated KP 7 index since the beginning of the night of 03/30/22, which in fact did not occur. In the beginning of the night the aurora borealis was very weak and only on the horizon line, which ended up discouraging some people in my group, who returned to the hotel. I and 3 other students were firm and confident that the predicted show would happen sometime in the morning. At around 3 am, suddenly, the sky exploded in shades of green, red, violet, blue... The long-awaited spectacle of the northern lights finally took place. Unfortunately, at this point we were in a generic area, with no interesting subjects to compose the images. That's why I made this image composed of two panoramics taken at different times, with a few days of difference between them.
The foreground was taken in Skógafos, Iceland.
Last year in the Rockies, there were a few days that people could observe beautiful aurora borealis, and bow lake is definitely a great place to be.
An aurora (pl. aurorae or auroras), also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains, rays, spirals, or dynamic flickers covering the entire sky.
Auroras are the result of disturbances in the magnetosphere caused by the solar wind. Major disturbances result from enhancements in the speed of the solar wind from coronal holes and coronal mass ejections. These disturbances alter the trajectories of charged particles in the magnetospheric plasma. These particles, mainly electrons and protons, precipitate into the upper atmosphere (thermosphere/exosphere). The resulting ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emit light of varying colour and complexity. The form of the aurora, occurring within bands around both polar regions, is also dependent on the amount of acceleration imparted to the precipitating particles.
Most of the planets in the Solar System, some natural satellites, brown dwarfs, and even comets also host auroras.
KP9 Geomagnetic Storm from AR 3664: Giant Sunspot Group.
And I captured a crown of light!
Well that suits of course, my surname is Kongshavn and that translates to King's harbour
So of course I got a crown
LOL
Well, this just happened, not in Alaska!
11/11/2025 Aurora Borealis as seen from the midwestern United States
Category: Single Shot
IG: @victorlimaphoto
Story:
On an incredible night in Iceland, the Northern Lights appeared like a crown above the queen of waterfalls, the impressive Skógafoss.
In an attempt to capture as much of the sky as possible in the shot, I equipped my camera with a 12mm fisheye lens. However, with this type of lens, it's necessary to get very close to the main subject—in this case, the waterfall—so that it doesn’t appear too small in the frame. The challenge, though, was that being up close and directly in front of the waterfall, the spray drenched both me and the equipment, making the task of capturing the image quite difficult.
After overcoming the technical difficulties, I was able to capture this beautiful shot of the Northern Lights over the most incredible waterfall in Iceland.
Exif:
Canon R6 / Rokinon 12mm f/2.8 fisheye lens
5sec / f:2.8 / ISO 4000
Oct 10 aurora was so amazing. I can't decide which of my MANY photos I like best so here's one for starters I am sure people's photos are all over the internet by now, and if you missed it maybe you can get a chance to see it tonight. This one reminds me of the rainbow sorbet that my grandsons love. Nova Scotia doesn't get too many of these shows so anyone who witnessed this one will never forget it. (no saturation added)
Arizona aurora borealis...night sky 5-10-24
I had no idea this was happening!
light trails and the moon