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"Polar Elegy

An elegy, the aurora writes,
Her pen a comet’s trail,
Her ink a cosmic palette,
Her words a silent soliloquy
Inscribed on the parchment of night.
A requiem, she composes,
Her notes a constellation’s song,
Her rhythm a planet’s pulse,
Her melody a celestial refrain
Echoing in the polar silence."
- Dan Higgins

September, Þóroddstaðarkirkja in NE #Iceland.

Canon Powershot G3 X, ISO-800, f/2.8, 13 sec.

#AuroraTuesday #NorthernLights #aurora #AuroraBorealis #Iceland2025 #Photography


Green aurora rising above snow-covered spruce trees near Fairbanks, Alaska. The lights stretched overhead in shifting ribbons just a few yards from my cabin on a calm winter night.

In my portfolio: photos.lwpetersen.com/Portfoli…

#alaska #auroraborealis #northernlights


Jumping back in here for a couple of seconds because I thought you might want to see a bit of last nights arqsarnitt (aurora) #NorthernLights #Aurora #auroraborealis #Nunavut


The Green Dance

22:30 on a cold night in late September. After an hour of standing in the middle of a field, shivering even though our clothing was warm, waiting for the predicted #aurora to appear we were finally rewarded with this lovely display.

Þóroddstaðarkirkja¹ near Kaldakinn, NE #Iceland.

¹ 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙬-𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘥𝘴-𝘴𝘵𝘢-𝘵𝘩𝘢-𝘬𝘳𝘳𝘬-𝘺𝘢

Dedicated to Gargron and mellifluousbox, for all you've done and continue to do for us. 🙏

#AuroraTuesday #NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis #Iceland2025 #Photography


I'm behind in my writing. Shocking, I know. Here's a quick one with some aurora photos I've taken since the start of the season.

lwpetersen.substack.com/p/auro…

#alaska #auroraborealis #northernlights


The Northern Lights looked great from central Indiana Tuesday night. This was the view from Westfield, IN.

📷: iPhone 14Pro

#INwx #NorthernLights #auroraborealis


Last night’s Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) display over Calgary’s sky captured by me

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#auroraborealis
#photography


Aurora in the Twin Cities - darned near invisible to the naked eye but the camera picks them up!
#aurora #auroraBorealis


To say we're getting an overwhelming aurora display in Montana tonight is an understatement. I'm just trying to keep up with the dozens of photos and videos from all of our great Q2 viewers... thank you everyone! (2/3)

#Montana #Wyoming #photography #photos #aurora #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights #Tuesday #space #weather


It takes a lot for this jaded former astronomer to sit up and take notice of sky events, but this will definitely do it.
#boulder #colorado #auroraborealis #spaceweather


Here’s mine. Minnesota this evening. Best I’ve ever seen, and of course they were better before I got my camera out. #NorthernLights #Aurora #AuroraBorealis #NightSky #MNastodon


#auroraborealis over Lake Michigan. November 11, 2025. #Chicago never ceases to amaze.


Gorgeous red auroras tonight over the Goldstream Valley in Fairbanks, Alaska. A rare show, strong enough for the red emission to be clearly visible to the eye.

More in my Recent Photos Gallery: photos.lwpetersen.com/Recent-P…

#fairbanks #alaska #auroraborealis #northernlights


The skies above West Yellowstone sure are pretty tonight. #Aurora #auroraborealis ☮️❤️☕️


G4 (Severe) geomagnetic storm watch in effect for November 12 (UTC time), issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center SWPC. Aurora displays require night so this will not work for North & South America, except for a smaller G3 storm tonight. spaceweather.gov/news/g4-sever… #SpaceWeather #aurora #AuroraBorealis #AuroraAustralis #space


"The heavens have opened and out of the blue
Heralded, like a queen, across the night
The Northern Lights come marching into view"
- Cecil Day-Lewis

Red #aurora is quite rare and usually associated with intense solar activity. When charged particles react with less concentrated oxygen at greater altitudes (300-400 km/180-250 mi) it glows at higher wavelengths, creating red.

North-eastern #Iceland.

@photography

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