Lord Valdemort's Sign

While the overall brightness of the aurora was emphasized, nothing

was done to create the "face" in this shot. This is how it appeared

in the sky. Enjoy!

How far north is Golden Spike? I'm curious how north one has to venture to see these, in case I venture forth to witness them in the future.

 

This is very nice. I like the band of light just above the clouds and love the tones of greens and blues. I think you could have cropped the right side ever so slightly so as not to include the telephone pole, because my attention was drawn to that as I studied the photo. It's still lovely despite.

 

Regards, Maria

Hi Maria,

 

Golden Spike is just west of Edmonton, which is at approximately 53.5 degrees north latitude.

 

Typically the best times to see aurora are near the spring and fall equinoxes. They become more active over an 11 year cycle, due to solar activity. We're just coming out of a "quiet" period now, so we should see increasing activity over the next few years.

 

Cheers,

Scott

Scott, thanks for the answer and thanks for the data about the next several years. That's helpful. Golden Spike is not so far north as I expected. Good news! - Maria

Very nice aurora capture.

Beautiful & atmospheric capture.

Regards

Rafal

Fantastic sky.

Thanks everyone!