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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
We had some beautiful daytime auroras here on Svalbard!
#aurora #svalbard #longyearbyen #photography #polarnight #polarlichter
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
Aurora, at Snoqualmie Point Washington, November 11 - 5:20 pm It still wasn't fully dark! And a good thing too because the clouds were coming in! (1/N)
#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
#northernlights #aurora #solarstorm
Aurora showed up in Minnesota again. Worth every numb finger :)
#Minnesota #Aurora #NorthernLights #NightPhotography #onlyInMn #mn #photo #photography #mnastodon
![NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center SWPC image caption:
G4 (Severe) Watch in Effect for 12 November
published: Tuesday, November 11, 2025 17:21 UTC
Geomagnetic Storm Watches in Effect, to include G4 (Severe) potential for 12 November. The current list of Watches include: 11 Nov G2 (Moderate); 12 Nov G4 (Severe); and 13 Nov G3 (Strong). These Watches are in response to potential geomagnetic storm effects related to coronal mass ejections (CME) that have erupted from the Sun over the past several days. These events include CME activity from 9 November through the early morning of 12 November. The most recent CME occurred early on 12 Nov and is the most energetic and fastest of the CMEs. This CME was associated with an X5.1 solar flare (R3; Strong) that peaked at 1004 UTC (5:04 am EST) on 11 Nov. This CME is also associated with a moderate level solar radiation storm (S2) that is currently in progress. The forecast is tough due to this latest CME’s predominant ejecta aimed north and ahead of Earth’s orbit; additionally the previous CMEs are in the mix and anticipated to have some Earth-arrival influences prior to the 12 Nov CME arrival. Confidence in an Earth-component to the most recent CME is high, while timing has a moderate level of certainty. As always with these events, the intensity of the CME will not be know with better certainty until it arrives 1 million miles from Earth and is observed by the solar wind observatories at that location. It is at that point [...]](https://friendica.hellquist.eu/photo/preview/640/5284855 "NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center SWPC image caption:
G4 (Severe) Watch in Effect for 12 November
published: Tuesday, November 11, 2025 17:21 UTC
Geomagnetic Storm Watches in Effect, to include G4 (Severe) potential for 12 November. The current list of Watches include: 11 Nov G2 (Moderate); 12 Nov G4 (Severe); and 13 Nov G3 (Strong). These Watches are in response to potential geomagnetic storm effects related to coronal mass ejections (CME) that have erupted from the Sun over the past several days. These events include CME activity from 9 November through the early morning of 12 November. The most recent CME occurred early on 12 Nov and is the most energetic and fastest of the CMEs. This CME was associated with an X5.1 solar flare (R3; Strong) that peaked at 1004 UTC (5:04 am EST) on 11 Nov. This CME is also associated with a moderate level solar radiation storm (S2) that is currently in progress. The forecast is tough due to this latest CME’s predominant ejecta aimed north and ahead of Earth’s orbit; additionally the previous CMEs are in the mix and anticipated to have some Earth-arrival influences prior to the 12 Nov CME arrival. Confidence in an Earth-component to the most recent CME is high, while timing has a moderate level of certainty. As always with these events, the intensity of the CME will not be know with better certainty until it arrives 1 million miles from Earth and is observed by the solar wind observatories at that location. It is at that point [...]")
"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.
#AuroraTuesday #NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis #Iceland2025 #Photography
