13898704 - A group of aurora tourists take in the show at Madeline Lake, on the Ingraham Trail near Yellowknife, NWT, a popular spot for the busloads of visitors being shuttled around each night. The Big Dipper is at centre.13898442 - Aurora tourists taking in the sky show on March 14, 2018 from the aft deck of the Hurtigruten ship the m/s Nordnorge on the journey south, from a location north of Tromsø this night.13898370 - A portrait of the infamous STEVE arc of hot flowing gas associated with an active aurora, here showing his distinctive pink colour and the fleeting appearance of the green picket fence fingers that often show up hanging down from the main arc. On this night the green fingers lasted no more than two minutes. STEVE = Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement, and is a river of hot gas flowing east to west equatorward of the main aurora band. STEVE appeared after the main Kp5-level aurora died down in activity to the north, typical behaviour for STEVE. He was visible for only 35 to 40 minutes,13898186 - Auroral curtains converge at the zenith in the evening twilight during a Kp Index 7 night of aurora in Churchill, Manitoba. Blue twilight adds the blue tints to the sky and curtains.13898027 - An all-sky aurora with green and purple curtains, the night of June 7-8, 2014, starting up about 12:30 and going until dawn. This shot was near its peak, from the old barn site near home in southern Alberta. Foreground illumination is from the aurora and ambient sky -- the Moon had set. The Big Dipper is above the Barn. The purple colour is from blue scatttered sunlight hitting the red tops of the auroral curtains. This was with the 16-35mm lens at f/3.2 for 20 seconds at ISO 1600 with the Canon 6D.13897898 - A dim aurora to the north at Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, at the Larson Ranch site and its rustic pioneer cabins. Taken August 8, 2016. This is looking northeast to Andromeda (the Andromeda Galaxy is above centre) and Perseus (the Double Cluster is left of centre). This Park is a Dark Sky Preserve. There are no lights visible. Illumination here is from starlight and the setting waxing crescent Moon to the southwest.13897565 - A 360° fish-eye view of a sky-filling aurora on March 4, 2022 taken from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill, Manitoba. This is looking north but with the lens taking in most of the sky including the zenith at top where the curtains are converging and swirling, and near the Big Dipper. Note the subtle nitrogen pink fringe along the lower curtain.13897520 - A display of a Kp-5 aurora near its peak of activity on August 7, 2022, taken from home in southern Alberta, over the wheatfield next to my acreage. STEVE appeared later this night.13887126 - Trappers Tent Lit Up With Aurora Borealis At Wapusk National Park In Canada's North Near Churchill; Manitoba Canada13845184 - Artist Merry Calderoni in her studio at La Aurora art galleries, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico.13836866 - An aurora borealis behind a mountain peak in Andenes. Andenes, Vesteralen Islands, Nordland, Norway.13820681 - Aurora Borealis Northern Lights red and green explosion over house near Kleefeld, Manitoba, Canada13797419 - Northern Lights or aurora borealis over the mountains between Thingvellir and Laugarvatn during winter in Iceland.13797417 - Northern Lights or aurora borealis near Hofn, over the mountains of Vatnajokull National Park during Winter. Iceland71445407 - Aurora Borealis in icelandic country, Iceland.71437249 - Aurora Borealis over a camper van in Iceland, Iceland.71437245 - Aurora Borealis over Mount Kirkjufell in Iceland, Iceland.71428053 - Aurora Borealis over Lofoten mountains, Norway.13999498 - A framing of the converging rays of aurora overhead at the magnetic zenith,a little south of the true zenith at 90° altitude. This was the superb Kp6 to 7 display on March 23,2023,with the aurora mostly in a pulsating mode rather than forming rippling curtains. This was early on in the evening when the sky still had some twilight colours,and with sunlight illuminating the high curtains. Orion is at lower right.13998877 - A particularly colourful display of aurora on March 23,2023 during the great equinox show that night. This is looking northwest toward the Big Dipper and over my house in southern Alberta.13998805 - Aurora photographers at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre,February 26,2023,under a magenta curtain of Northern Lights.13998717 - A 180° panorama of the aurora curtains across the northern sky,on February 22,2023,from the grounds northeast of the Churchill Northern Studies Centre,in Churchill,Manitoba. This was a Kp5 level aurora this night,active from twilight on and peaking here at about 9:30 pm. Polaris is at top just left of centre. Cassiopeia is at left,the Big Dipper at right.13998522 - An aurora selfie under the arc of the Northern Lights on February 22,2023 on the trail outside the Churchill Northern Studies Centre in Churchill,Manitoba. This was a Kp5 display this night peaking between 8:30 and 9:30 pm.13900598 - The aurora borealis, the Northern Lights, on Feb 21, 2015, from tne Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill, Manitoba, This is looking north with an ultrawide 15mm lens taking in about half the sky from west (left) to east (right) and with the zenith near the top. This is a 15-second exposure at f/2.8 and ISO 3200 with the Canon 6D camera. This frame is part of a 360-frame time lapse taken over 1.5 hours.13900512 - A panorama of the Kp5-level aurora on May 27, 2022, from home, with the aurora displaying prominent magenta rays, created by the red oxygen emission blending with illumination from blue scattered sunlight at high altitudes, common around the summer solstice when the high atmosphere is lit all night long. As a bonus, a dim STEVE arc is forming at far right, to the south of the main auroral oval where STEVE normally appears. STEVE faded, then returned to become more strong and visible across the sky from east to west as the main aurora to the north faded.13900319 - Circumpolar Star Trails -- Pentax 6x7 camera with 35mm full-frame fish-eye lens at f/5.6. Fujichrome 100F slide film and 2 hour exposure. Taken from home in July 2004. Aurora adds sky color.13900261 - The stars of the Big Dipper over the iconic peak of Pyramid Mountain from Pyramid Island, a popular location in Jasper National Park, Alberta, for nightscape and aurora photography. This was on a very clear night in mid-October, 2022, with many aspen stands still in full autumn colour. The images for this scene were shot at moonrise, with the waning gibbous Moon off frame at right lighting the sky blue and landscape with warm alpenglow moonlight. As bonus, a short bright meteor and its orange "smoke" trail appeared on the sky exposures. I shot this during the first weekend of the 2022 Jasper D13900142 - The summer Milky Way in Cygnus, with the Summer Triangle stars rising over the Hoodoos formations on Highway 10 near Drumheller, Alberta. A low-level aurora display tints the sky magenta and blue at left, making for an unusually colourful sky. The bright stars are: Vega is at top, Deneb at centre and Altair at bottom right.13900067 - What started out the night as a dim aurora brightened later and here appears over the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, in Churchill, Manitoba on February 26, 2022. This aurora was at Kp2 level (very low) at best.13899592 - The aurora of February 3-4, 2014 seen from Churchill, Manitoba at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, with an observer taking in the sight of the auroral curtains twisting through Orion (at left), Taurus (at right) and Auriga (top). This is a 6-second exposure at f/1.8 with the 24mm lens and ISO 2000 wth the Canon 5D MkII.13899572 - The Northern Lights on Feb 16, 2015, as seen from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, in Churchill, Manitoba at 58° latitude, and under the auroral oval. The aurora appeared as skies cleared somewhat during a blizzard with high winds and blowing snow conditions. I shot these from the second floor deck of the Centre, out of the wind and off the ground. Jupiter is at right, the Big Dipper at left.13899422 - Star trails over Patricia Lake and Pyramid Mountain in Jasper National Park. Moonlight provides the illumination and a faint aurora is at lower right in the northeast. The Big Dipper is the main pattern right of centre.13899294 - A portrait of the infamous STEVE arc of hot flowing gas associated with an active aurora, here showing his distinctive pink colour and the fleeting appearance of the green picket fence fingers that often show up hanging down from the main arc. On this night the green fingers lasted no more than two minutes. STEVE = Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement, and is a river of hot gas flowing east to west equatorward of the main aurora band.13899276 - A group of aurora tourists take their aurora selfies at Prosperous Lake, near Yellowknife, NWT, a popular spot on the Ingraham Trail for aurora watching. This is looking west during a bright outbreak in the display this night, which previously had been just a dull wash over the sky. This was about 1:15 a.m. MDT.13898717 - An aurora over the snowy boreal forest trees at the Chruchill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill, Manitoba, March 3, 2016. The display started the night quite impressively but then faded and subsided. This is a 10-second exposure a f/2 and ISO 3200 with the Nikon D750 and Sigma 20mm Art lens.13898575 - A 300° panorama of an aurora from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, in Churchill, Manitoba on February 26, 2022. This aurora was at Kp1 level (very low) and appeared only as featureless grey arcs to the eye. But the camera picked up unusual red colouration, and even some yellow-oranges, along with the more normal greens. The reds are odd for such a low-level aurora as the oxygen reds typically appear only when the aurora gets very active and energetic. The display did brighten more later this night when it took on the more classic green arcs, with occasional lower fringes of nitrogen pink13898436 - An arc of a Kp-5 aurora over a wheatfield from home in southern Alberta. The panorama takes in the northern stars, from the Big Dipper and Ursa Major at left, to the W of Cassiopeia at top right of centre, with Perseus below Cassiopeia, and Andromeda and Pegasus at right. Moonlight from the waxing gibbous Moon low in the southwest illuminates the scene. Jupiter is rising at far right low in the southeast. This was taken when the display was at its most active. An hour later as it was fading STEVE appeared in a fabulous show.13898328 - A couple who were participants in the Learning Vacations program at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre watches the aurora display on the final night of the program, March 18, 2020, and the last night of the Churchill aurora tourist season for 2020. Arcturus is the bright star at right in the northeast.13898166 - The 1910 Liberty Schoolhouse, a classic pioneer one-room school, on the Alberta prairie under the stars on a spring night, with an aurora dancing to the north. Moonlight provides the illumination. Cassiopeia is above the school. Polaris is at top.13898079 - A dim aurora from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, in Churchill, Manitoba on February 26, 2022. This aurora was at Kp1 level (very low) and appeared only as featureless grey arcs to the eye. But the camera picked up unusual red colouration, and even some yellow-oranges, along with the more normal greens. The reds are odd for such a low-level aurora as the oxygen reds typically appear only when the aurora gets very active and energetic. The display did brighten later this night when it took on the more classic green arcs, with occasional lower fringes of nitrogen pinks. But at the start o13897758 - A band of subtly coloured aurora over the snowy trees of the northern boreal forest, Churchill, Manitoba. This was Feb 9/10, 2019. Cassiopeia is at left. This is looking north.13820712 - Aurora Borealis Northern Lights on tundra over boreal black spruce trees ( picea marianus ) near Yellowknife Northwest territories sub-arctic Northern Canada13820709 - Aurora Borealis Northern Lights over tundra lodge at Dymond Lake near Churchill, Manitoba, sub-arctic, Northern Canada13820707 - Aurora Borealis Northern Lights full moon over wigwam caribou skin tepee near Churchill, Manitoba, sub-arctic, Hudson Bay, Northern Canada13820679 - Aurora Borealis Northern Lights reflected in tundra lake near Churchill, Manitoba, sub-arctic, Northern Canada13797418 - Northern Lights or aurora borealis over the mountains between Thingvellir and Laugarvatn during winter in Iceland.71446807 - Vila Aurora Trsteno, Trsteno, Dalmatia, Croatia71438652 - Aurora Borealis over the mountains near Tromsø, Norway.71437253 - Aurora Borealis over a fjord in Iceland, Iceland.71437235 - Aurora butterflies (Anthocharis cardamines) in the Natura 2000 protected area Salzachauen, Salzburg, Austria71428050 - Aurora Borealis over Lofoten mountains, Norway.13999476 - An aurora selfie under the arc of the Northern Lights on February 22,2023 on the Rocket Range Road outside the Churchill Northern Studies Centre in Churchill,Manitoba. This is looking southeast. This was a Kp5 display this night peaking between 8:30 and 9:30 pm.13999283 - An aurora selfie from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre with faint but colourful arcs to the northeast at this time. This was on February 19,2023. The light is from a small flashlight.13998783 - A fish-eye 360° view of the Great April Aurora of April 23,2023,from home in southern Alberta,Canada. The Kp level reached 7 to 8 this day. The Big Dipper is above centre. This is looking north.13998720 - A fish-eye 360° view of the Great April Aurora of April 23,2023,from home in southern Alberta,Canada. The Kp level reached 7 to 8 this day. The Big Dipper is above centre. This is looking south.13998615 - A 360° panorama of the great equinox aurora of March 23,2023,with the aurora already bright as the sky darkened at twilight. The Kp values peaked at Kp7 this night.13998546 - A framing of the converging rays of aurora overhead at the magnetic zenith,a little south of the true zenith at 90° altitude. This was the superb Kp6 to 7 display on March 23,2023,with the aurora in a pulsating mode rather than forming rippling curtains. Leo is below the convergence point. At this time later in the display the rays showed a lot of red as well as green. A short exposure helped freeze the rapid pulsations and capture the structure.13900379 - The Northern Lights dance over the sweeping Red Deer River and Badlands of southern Alberta, from Orkney Viewpoint looking north over the valley. The Bleriot Ferry crossing is in the distance at the lights. Cassiopeia is embedded in the purple curtains. The river reflects the aurora light.13900270 - The 1910 Liberty Schoolhouse, a pioneer one-room school, on the Alberta prairie near Majorville, in the moonlight with an aurora across the north. Polaris is at top left. Cassiopeia is above the school. The 8-day waxing Moon provides the illumination.13899902 - The curtains of an early evening aurora starting to dance in the twilight and with the western sky lit by moonlight from the waxing gibbous Moon low in the sky and off-frame to the right. Its low altitude projected a warm illumination across the autumn coloured scene. This is from the Cameron River viewpoint off the Ramparts falls trail on the Ingraham trail near Yellowknife.13899777 - Circumpolar star trails at dawn over the historic Butala homestead at the Old Man on His Back Prairie and Heritage Conservation Area in southwest Saskatchewan, taken May 2015. This is a stack of 70 frames from a larger time-lapse sequence, from the start of the sequence in the dusk twilight, with some aurora active and adding green and magenta to the sky. Cassiopeia is at left over the house.13899603 - March 30, 2001 Great Aurora, seen all over North America13899215 - A classic arc of aurora over the Northern Studies Centre near Churchill, Manitoba, on Feb 8, 2019. This was a night when both our Road Scholar group and a visiting Natural Habitat group was here.13898799 - An illustration of a red auroral curtain mixing with the green auroral arc to make an area of yellow-orange in the aurora this night. This was from home in Alberta on September 26, 2022. It frames the stars of Taurus rising with bright Mars at left and the Hyades star cluster at right.13898763 - Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) reflected in the still waters this night of Crawling Lake in southern Alberta. A dim aurora at right colours the sky magenta. Lingering twilight colours the sky blue. A meteor or more likely a flaring satellite appears at right and is also reflected in the water. Even in this short exposure, the two tails — dust and ion — are visible. This was July 20, 2020.13898731 - A Kp4-level aurora to the north with a STEVE arc to the east with traits of a red SAR arc as well. Taken from home as part of a time-lapse sequence, August 29, 2022, with the Canon R6 and Venus Optics Laowa 15mm lens at f/2 for 20 seconds at ISO 1600.13898277 - The unusual STEVE auroral arc over my house and reflected in the irrigation pond in southern Alberta, on May 6, 2018, on a partly cloudy night. A dim and inactive main aurora was to the north, but the Steve arc crossed the sky from east to west.13898116 - A pastel-coloured aurora over the Rocket Range Road and Northern Studies Centre in Churchill, Manitoba, March, 18, 2020.13898108 - The appearance of the infamous STEVE glowing arc south of the main auroral curtains, on May 27-28, 2022 from home in southern Alberta. This was early on about 11:53 pm MDT as STEVE appeared in his classic mauve colour in the east. STEVE = Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement, created by hot gas flowing east to west south of the main aurora during an active display. It was Kp5 this night. The main aurora has some subtle blue rays within it at left.13898003 - An aurora display on the night of June 7/8, 2015 from southern Alberta, with an old rustic farm truck as the foreground. This is a frame from a 450-frame time-lapse with the Nikon D750 at ISO 1600 and the Sigma 24mm lens at f/2.8, for 8 seconds each. The foreground is from a stack of 8 images adjacent in time to the sky image stacked in Mean mode for smoothing of noise.13897876 - A fine display of aurora in curtains across the north, October 19, 2019, observed from the upper Deck 9 of the ms Trollfjord on the southbound voyage north of Tromsø along the Norwegian coast. Illumination is partly from the waning gibbous Moon.13897848 - A Kp4-level aurora to the north with a STEVE arc to the east with traits of a red SAR arc as well. Taken from home as part of a time-lapse sequence, August 29, 2022, with the Canon R6 and Venus Optics Laowa 15mm lens at f/2 for 20 seconds at ISO 1600.13897769 - The Northern Lights in a fine Level 4 to 5 display over Desolation Valley at Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, on the night of August 31/Sept 1. This is one frame from a 450-frame time-lapse with the aurora at its best. This is a 2-second exposure at f/2 with the Sigma 20mm Art lens and Nikon D750 at ISO 5000.13897490 - A swirl of aurora over the snow-covered trees of the boreal forest at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill, Manitoba.13836865 - An aurora borealis behind a mountain peak in Andenes. Andenes, Vesteralen Islands, Nordland, Norway.13836863 - A space flight simulator at Spaceship Aurora, at the Andoya Rocket Range. Andoya Rocket Range, Andenes, Vesteralen Islands, Nordland, Norway.13820670 - Aurora Borealis Northern Lights reflected in tundra lake near Churchill, Manitoba, sub-arctic, Northern Canada71445406 - Aurora Borealis in icelandic country, Iceland.71428038 - Aurora Borealis over the beach at Skagsanden, Lofoten, Norway.71428036 - Aurora Borealis over Lofoten mountains, Norway.13999691 - A 220° panorama of a colourful aurora on a Kp6 night on February 26,2023,from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre,Churchill,Manitoba,at 58° N. This is mostly looking south over the old Rocket Range,with the waxing Moon prominent at right in Taurus near the Pleiades and above Orion. Moonlight illuminates the foreground.13999274 - Two lone Lyrid meteors on the peak of the meteor shower night,April 22,2023. Two captured out of 342 frames taken over 2 hours. The sky and ground come from the exposure with the bright meteor on it,when a dim aurora was also on the northeast horizon. The bright meteor shows the classic green to pink gradient of colours. Vega and Lyra are rising at lower centre. Deneb and Cygnus are at left. Arcturus is at upper right.13998971 - A 270° panorama of the Northern Lights and aurora curtains across the southern sky,on February 22,2023,from the grounds of the Churchill Northern Studies Centre,in Churchill,Manitoba. This was a Kp5 level aurora this night,active from twilight on and prominent here in the south at about 8:30 pm. Orion and the winter stars are embedded in the aurora at left of centre,above the old launch structures of the Churchill Rocket Range. The new Centre and the old Rocket Range headquarters building are at right.13998767 - A colourful aurora in the deep blue of twilight on Febrary 26,2023 on a Kp6 storm night. From the Churchill Northern Studies Centre. The Big Dipper and Ursa Major are at upper centre. Leo is rising at right. The landscape is lit by the waxing quarter Moon.13998697 - A display of aurora borealis in a curving arc of parallel curtains and swirls in the northeastern sky on a Kp5 night,February 22,2023. The curtains display a yellowing tint toward the horizon. This was from the snowmobile trail down to the frozen ponds on the north side of the Churchill Northern Studies Centre in Churchill,Manitoba.13900418 - The Northern Lights over the end of Prosperous Lake, on the Ingraham Trail near Yellowknife, NWT, a popular spot for aurora watching in the area. This is looking west on the night of September 5-6, 2019 during a brighter outburst this night.13900341 - A circumpolar star trail composite, shot at the old Larson Ranch site in the Frenchman Valley at Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, August 27/28, 2014. The pioneer cabin was the home of the legendary western author and movie star Will James, born Ernest Dufault in Quebec. He lived in this cabin when he worked the ranches in the area. The aurora was excellent this night. This is a stack of 20 1-minute exposures at ISO 2500 with the 15mm full-frame fish-eye lens at f/3.2 and the Canon 6D. The foreground and point-like stars are from the first frame in the series.13900294 - The 1910 Liberty Schoolhouse, a classic pioneer one-room school, on the Alberta prairie under the stars on a spring night, with circumpolar star trails circling Polaris, and an aurora dancing to the north. Moonlight from the 8-day-old waxing Moon provides the illumination.13900141 - A colourful aurora over the wind-shaped trees of the boreal sub-Arctic forest at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, March 18, 2020. Arcturus is rising between the two trees right of centre.13899934 - The Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, on the night of March 4/5, 2016 as seen and shot from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre near Churchill, Manitoba. This night the display got active only after 12:30, after being completely absent from the sky for the first half of the night and a Kp Index level of 0. Here, the auroral curtains appear in the west over the Churchill Northern Studies Centre.13899700 - A fine display of aurora in curtains across the north, October 19, 2019, observed from the upper Deck 9 of the ms Trollfjord on the southbound voyage north of Tromsø along the Norwegian coast. Illumination is partly from the waning gibbous Moon.13899632 - An aurora curtain and the Big Dipper over a Blackfoot Nation tipi, taken from Elk Island National Park, Sept 2006 during the Dark Sky Preserve declaration ceremony event. A single short exposure for 25 seconds with the 16mm lens at f/3.5 and Canon 20D at ISO 400.13899617 - An aurora display appears to the right of Pyramid Mountain and over Pyramid Lake, in Jasper National Park, Alberta on Oct 24/25, 2015. This is one frame from a 600-frame time-lapse sequence. Exposure was 15 seconds at f/4 and ISO 800 in the bright moonlight, with the Nikon D750 and 24mm Sigma lens.13899568 - The summer Milky Way to the southwest over Victoria Glacier and Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Alberta on a moonless night, August 29, 2016. This was about midnight at the start of the night, and before a time-lapse sequence. A low-level aurora and likely airglow this night to the north added a general green cast to the sky, minimized to some extent here.13899463 - Astronomer Vance Petriew at the eyepiece of his 20-inch Dobsonian reflector telescope, at the 2012 Saskatchewan Summer Star Party in Cypress Hills, SK. This is a single 20 second exposure with the Canon 5DMkII at ISO 4000, and 24mm Canon L-series lens at f/2. A faint aurora adds the horizon colours. The photo was taken on the occasion of the second return of Comet Petriew 185/P since its discovery 11 years earlier in 2001 at this very same location.13899446 - A 360° "all-sky" panorama of the northern spring sky, taken when the North Galactic Pole was almost due south high in the sky, so we are looking up out of the plane of our galaxy. The Milky Way is visible but only as an arc low across the north, and on this night (April 27, 2022) an arc of a dim green and magenta aurora nicely coincided with the location of the Milky Way. The North Galactic Pole is located just left of the Coma Berenices star cluster below centre.13899300 - April 17/18, 2001 aurora, taken from home in Alberta. Looking straight up at zenith.13899273 - Circumpolar star trails and aurora over the boreal forest at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill, Manitoba, on Feb 9, 2016.13899186 - The aurora of February 3-4, 2014 seen from Churchill, Manitoba at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, in an all-sky view with the 8mm fish-eye lens. This is a 20-second exposure at f/3.5 and ISO 3200 wth the Canon 5D MkII. This is looking north and east. Members of the aurora tour group are in the foreground, in front of the main CNSC building.next page
