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Welcome to my photo gallery showcasing aurora borealis prints & time lapse movies of the Northern Lights in Alaska and California - captured during the most active aurora seasons between 2000 - 2013. The aurora borealis - also well known as the Northern Light - is an amazing visual display of a nature phenomena that is commonly confined to the high latitudes of the northern hemisphere (Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia, etc). Throughout the Fall and Winter seasons, the Northern Lights are best observed and captured under clear and dark skies - far from any city lights and (ideally) during periods of strong solar and geomagnetic activity.
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Cameras: Nikon D800, Canon 5D Mark II - Lenses: Zeiss Distagon 25mm f/2.0 ZE, Nikon 24mm f/1.4G ED, Nikon 14mm f/2.8 AF ED, Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L, Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II, Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L

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Photos: Arctic Circle Aurora on March 16-17, 2013 : The most breathtaking auroral displays of the season occurred on March 16-17, 2013 - it became an all-night event at the Arctic Circle in Alaska and likely one of the best Northern Light shows for the entire Solar Cycle thus far (Cycle 24). What caused these magnificent Northern Lights? Sunspot region 1692 was the source of a significant long duration M1.1 solar flare occurring at 06:58 UTC on March 15, 2013 - associated with a large full halo coronal mass ejection (CME). The solar storm reached the Earth near 10:00 PM Alaskan time on March 16 (06:00 UTC on March 17) and the CME arrival triggered a 12 hour-long geomagnetic storm producing colorful Northern Lights visible as far South as the Northern tier of the United States. This page as well as the time lapse gallery covering this night will fill with more content as I am still processing more footage captured with the second camera - a Nikon D800 with 14mm f/2.8 AF ED lens. The Time Lapse capture of the night of the March 16-17, 2013 Arctic Circle Aurora can be seen here: http://auroraphoto.smugmug.com/TimeLapseMovies/Arctic-Circle-Aurora Canon 5D MKII with EF 50mm f/1.2L and EF 24mm f/1.4L II lenses

Photos: Arctic Circle Aurora on March 16-17, 2013

The most breathtaking auroral displays of the season occurred on March ...

Updated: Mar 29, 2013 3:55pm PDT

Photos: New Moon Aurora on March 11, 2013 : New Moon Aurora captured early on March 11, 2013. All scientific predictions failed to foresee the incredible auroral displays that we have observed on this crystal clear New Moon night. These are only a few images captured between 10:30-11:56 PM - many more are going up soon. Thank you, Ron, I will make sure to get these images ready during the next few days! Location: Cripple Creek (White Mountains), Alaska Photo details: Nikon D800 w/Nikkor 24mm f/1.4G ED, Canon 5D MKII w/EF 50mm f/1.2L

Photos: New Moon Aurora on March 11, 2013

New Moon Aurora captured early on March 11, 2013. All scientific pr ...

Updated: Mar 12, 2013 12:22pm PDT

Vernal Equinox 2013: Iridescent Clouds and Sun Halos on March 20 : A first selection of a variety of iridescence in Dali'esque shaped clouds through atmospheric optics captured during mid-day on March 20, 2013. It was a perfect day and location to witness these iridescent clouds on and just below the Arctic Circle in Alaska. It was a mesmerizing and surreal experience that I was fortunate enough to be part of and take part in. Canon EOS 5D Mark II with EF 24mm f/1.4L II lens and Nikon D800 with 24mm f/1.4G ED / AF-S 70-300mm 4.5-5.6G ED lenses

Vernal Equinox 2013: Iridescent Clouds and Sun Halos on March 20

A first selection of a variety of iridescence in Dali'esque shaped clo ...

Updated: Mar 23, 2013 10:22pm PDT

Aurora Time Lapse: Northern Lights at the Arctic Circle on March 16-17, 2013 : The most breathtaking auroral displays of the season occurred on March 16-17, 2013 - it became an all-night event at the Arctic Circle in Alaska and likely one of the best Northern Light shows for the entire Solar Cycle thus far (Cycle 24). What caused these magnificent Northern Lights? Sunspot region 1692 was the source of a significant long duration M1.1 solar flare occurring at 06:58 UTC on March 15, 2013 - associated with a large full halo coronal mass ejection (CME). The solar storm reached the Earth near 10:00 PM Alaskan time on March 16 (06:00 UTC on March 17) and the CME arrival triggered a 12 hour-long geomagnetic storm producing colorful Northern Lights visible as far South as the Northern tier of the United States. Note the barely visible but brightening comet Pan-STARRS as the sky darkens in part 1 of the time lapse movie. The comet is setting on the horizon as the show was about to begin. This page as well as the photo gallery covering this night will fill with more content as I am still processing new scenes with the second camera - a Nikon D800 with 14mm f/2.8 AF ED lens attached which enables a far wider dome experience during stronger auroral displays. It required much longer exposures compared to the Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II lens used for the time lapse capture posted below. The all-night time lapse video - once assembled - required a total of 7,628 images captured during a 10 hour session between 09:30 PM on March 16 and 7:30 AM on the following day (05:30-15:30 UTC on March 17), a staggering amount of 226.06 GB of raw footage - all equal to 8 minutes of final time lapse generated and to be assembled for the scheduled raw footage presentation at dawn (at the end of clip 4) before heading North to the Brooks Range. The still photos of the Arctic Circle Aurora can be seen here: http://auroraphoto.smugmug.com/AuroraPhotography/Arctic-Circle-Auroras Camera: Canon 5D MKII with EF 24mm f/1.4L II lens

Aurora Time Lapse: Northern Lights at the Arctic Circle on March 16-17, 2013

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Aurora Time Lapse: Northern Lights at the Arctic Circle on March 16-17, 2013 : The most breathtaking auroral displays of the season occurred on March 16-17, 2013 - it became an all-night event at the Arctic Circle in Alaska and likely one of the best Northern Light shows for the entire Solar Cycle thus far (Cycle 24). What caused these magnificent Northern Lights? Sunspot region 1692 was the source of a significant long duration M1.1 solar flare occurring at 06:58 UTC on March 15, 2013 - associated with a large full halo coronal mass ejection (CME). The solar storm reached the Earth near 10:00 PM Alaskan time on March 16 (06:00 UTC on March 17) and the CME arrival triggered a 12 hour-long geomagnetic storm producing colorful Northern Lights visible as far South as the Northern tier of the United States. Note the barely visible but brightening comet Pan-STARRS as the sky darkens in part 1 of the time lapse movie. The comet is setting on the horizon as the show was about to begin. This page as well as the photo gallery covering this night will fill with more content as I am still processing new scenes with the second camera - a Nikon D800 with 14mm f/2.8 AF ED lens attached which enables a far wider dome experience during stronger auroral displays. It required much longer exposures compared to the Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II lens used for the time lapse capture posted below. The all-night time lapse video - once assembled - required a total of 7,628 images captured during a 10 hour session between 09:30 PM on March 16 and 7:30 AM on the following day (05:30-15:30 UTC on March 17), a staggering amount of 226.06 GB of raw footage - all equal to 8 minutes of final time lapse generated and to be assembled for the scheduled raw footage presentation at dawn (at the end of clip 4) before heading North to the Brooks Range. The still photos of the Arctic Circle Aurora can be seen here: http://auroraphoto.smugmug.com/AuroraPhotography/Arctic-Circle-Auroras Camera: Canon 5D MKII with EF 24mm f/1.4L II lens

Aurora Time Lapse: Northern Lights at the Arctic Circle on March 16-17, 2013

Vernal Equinox 2013: Lunar Halo, Moon Dog and Aurora on March 20 : The 22° Moon halo with slowly increasing auroral activity was captured at Koyukuk river in Wiseman, Alaska early on March 20, 2013. Lunar halos as well as Moon dogs are caused by atmospheric optics - a refraction in high altitude ice crystals of cirrus or cirrostratus clouds. Moon dogs are relatively rare round spots on a lunar halo appearing 22° to either side of the Moon and are much rarer than Sun dogs. The Moon must usually be very bright (during or near Full Moon) in order to produce Moon dogs, so I was very surprised by the appearance of one specimen (7 days before Full Moon) just as I was leaving the Wiseman village around 03:45 AM with the plan on heading South. Needless to say that my departure from the Brooks Range was postponed as I was going to capture a Moon Halo with Moon dog and developing auroral display during the morning twilight hours. The Wiseman Village is located within Alaska's Brooks Range at latitude 67.4 and longitude -150.1. Moon dogs as well as the red color spectrum of the aurora usually show very little color to the unaided eye since the light is not bright enough to activate the cone cells of humans' eyes. Images are captured with Nikon D800 w/14mm f/2.8 AF ED and Canon EOS 5D MK2 w/EF 24mm f/1.4L II

Vernal Equinox 2013: Lunar Halo, Moon Dog and Aurora on March 20

The 22° Moon halo with slowly increasing auroral activity was captured ...

Updated: Apr 09, 2013 2:50am PST

Vernal Equinox 2013: Iridescent Clouds and Sun Halos on March 20 : A first selection of a variety of iridescence in Dali'esque shaped clouds through atmospheric optics captured during mid-day on March 20, 2013. It was a perfect day and location to witness these iridescent clouds on and just below the Arctic Circle in Alaska. It was a mesmerizing and surreal experience that I was fortunate enough to be part of and take part in. Canon EOS 5D Mark II with EF 24mm f/1.4L II lens and Nikon D800 with 24mm f/1.4G ED / AF-S 70-300mm 4.5-5.6G ED lenses

Vernal Equinox 2013: Iridescent Clouds and Sun Halos on March 20

A first selection of a variety of iridescence in Dali'esque shaped clo ...

Updated: Mar 23, 2013 10:22pm PST

Photos: Arctic Circle Aurora on March 16-17, 2013 : The most breathtaking auroral displays of the season occurred on March 16-17, 2013 - it became an all-night event at the Arctic Circle in Alaska and likely one of the best Northern Light shows for the entire Solar Cycle thus far (Cycle 24). What caused these magnificent Northern Lights? Sunspot region 1692 was the source of a significant long duration M1.1 solar flare occurring at 06:58 UTC on March 15, 2013 - associated with a large full halo coronal mass ejection (CME). The solar storm reached the Earth near 10:00 PM Alaskan time on March 16 (06:00 UTC on March 17) and the CME arrival triggered a 12 hour-long geomagnetic storm producing colorful Northern Lights visible as far South as the Northern tier of the United States. This page as well as the time lapse gallery covering this night will fill with more content as I am still processing more footage captured with the second camera - a Nikon D800 with 14mm f/2.8 AF ED lens. The Time Lapse capture of the night of the March 16-17, 2013 Arctic Circle Aurora can be seen here: http://auroraphoto.smugmug.com/TimeLapseMovies/Arctic-Circle-Aurora Canon 5D MKII with EF 50mm f/1.2L and EF 24mm f/1.4L II lenses

Photos: Arctic Circle Aurora on March 16-17, 2013

The most breathtaking auroral displays of the season occurred on March ...

Updated: Mar 29, 2013 3:55pm PST

Photos: New Moon Aurora on March 11, 2013 : New Moon Aurora captured early on March 11, 2013. All scientific predictions failed to foresee the incredible auroral displays that we have observed on this crystal clear New Moon night. These are only a few images captured between 10:30-11:56 PM - many more are going up soon. Thank you, Ron, I will make sure to get these images ready during the next few days! Location: Cripple Creek (White Mountains), Alaska Photo details: Nikon D800 w/Nikkor 24mm f/1.4G ED, Canon 5D MKII w/EF 50mm f/1.2L

Photos: New Moon Aurora on March 11, 2013

New Moon Aurora captured early on March 11, 2013. All scientific pr ...

Updated: Mar 12, 2013 12:22pm PST

Aurora Time Lapse: Alaskan Northern Lights - White Mountains / Cripple Creek - March 7, 2013 : A lucky catch: Both cameras captured a slow moving fireball (images #3 and #4) at 01:50:38 AM towards the end of the most active display. "Dirk Obudzinski was watching the lights dance over Cripple Creek, Alaska, on March 7th when a fireball split the sky. "A lucky catch!" says Obudzinski. "Cripple Creek, just south of the White Mountains, is one of my favorite shooting locations, and it delivered a great spectacle." The fireball was a random meteoroid disintegrating some 80 km above Earth's surface. It appears to be below the auroras--and it is. Auroras typically occur at altitudes between ~100 km and 300 km." Dr. Tony Phillips / spaceweather.com Photo details: Canon 5D MKII w/EF 50mm f/1.2L, Nikon D800 w/Nikkor 24mm f/1.4G

Aurora Time Lapse: Alaskan Northern Lights - White Mountains / Cripple Creek - March 7, 2013

Comet Pan-STARRS Time Lapse and Photos : Capturing Comet Pan-STARRS at latitude 65 in Alaska posed quite a challenge during the first few days of "visibility" for the northern hemisphere. On March 15, I finally succeeded in doing so - after all, this is likely the most northern capture of the comet at this time. A time lapse video can now be seen below (by selecting the first image)! Time lapse movie captured with Nikon D800 camera w/Nikkor 70-300mm lens at Cleary Summit, 20 miles NE of Fairbanks, Alaska

Comet Pan-STARRS Time Lapse and Photos

March 2013 Time Lapse Collection : A growing selection of the most recent time lapse movies captured in Alaska during March 2013. At average 40 seconds of time lapse video = 1 hour of continued 600 full frame raw resolution images. Cameras: Nikon D800, Canon EOS 5D MK2 Lenses: Zeiss Distagon 25mm f/2.0 ZE, Nikon 24mm f/1.4G ED, Nikon 14mm f/2.8 AF ED, Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L, Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II, Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L

March 2013 Time Lapse Collection

A growing selection of the most recent time lapse movies captured in A ...

Updated: Mar 23, 2013 3:22am PST

Photos: Perseid Meteor Shower - August 12, 2012 : Location: Lake Berryessa, Northern California Photos and Time Lapse: The 2012 Perseid Meteor Shower Images captured between 2:20 - 5:10 am (PDT) on August 12, 2012 - at the peak of the 2012 Perseid meteor shower. Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II - Lens: Canon EF 24mm f/1.4 L

Photos: Perseid Meteor Shower - August 12, 2012

Location: Lake Berryessa, Northern California Photos and Time Lapse: ...

Updated: Aug 15, 2012 7:05am PST

Photos: California Northern Lights - Mt Shasta - July 15, 2012 : It was a spectacular night with colorful Northern Lights combined with dozens of shooting stars and a beautiful alignment of Jupiter, Venus, the Pleiades and crescent moon at dawn. A 36-hour geomagnetic storm occurred on July 14-16 in response to a coronal mass ejection associated with the X1.4 solar flare of July 12 (maximum at 16:49 UTC). The visual feast began when colorful auroral displays became visible around 22:15 pm (PDT) on July 14 (05:15 UTC on July 15) during the initial severe storm period. Throughout the night, a perfectly clear sky - revealing the Milky Way in much detail - enabled the observation and capture of delicate ray structures within the auroral curtains. One of the highlights of the night was the ISS and Soyuz diving into the aurora around 02:15 am (PDT). The Soyuz TMA-05M docked with the International Space Station at 04:51 UTC on July 17. All images and time lapse movies captured from the North slope of Mt Shasta in Northern California between 22:15 pm on July 14 and 04:15 am on July 15, 2012 .Photo details: Canon EOS 5D MKII with EF 50mm f/1.4 & 24mm f/1.4 L II lenses

Photos: California Northern Lights - Mt Shasta - July 15, 2012

Aurora Time Lapse: Mt Aurora - Alaska - March 28-29, 2012 : time lapse details: "Aurora Borealis Time Lapse: Mt Aurora - Alaska - March 28-29, 2012" A total of 2,534 images (59 GB) - captured between 11:11 pm on March 28 and 05:34 am on March 29, 2012 - are combined at 15 frames per second to a 2:58 min. time lapse movie. photo details: Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II Lenses: Zeiss Distagon 25mm f/2.0 ZE, Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L, Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II Location: Wedding Rock / Mt. Aurora near Fairbanks, Alaska Explanation regarding the green laser beam seen in the video: "Mysteries of the middle atmosphere" by Krista West / Frontiers Research Article, University of Alaska, Fairbanks http://www.uaf.edu/research/frontiers/archives/spring09/mysteries/

Aurora Time Lapse: Mt Aurora - Alaska - March 28-29, 2012

Aurora Time Lapse: The Northern Lights at Eagle Summit - March 26-27, 2012 : GOING FOR THE SUMMIT Spring time has suddenly arrived in Alaska with temperatures above 0°F ( -18°C) which Alaskan's refer to as "balmy". It posed a great opportunity to capture the Northern Lights from Eagle Summit on March 26-27, 2012 - and it had been a long time coming (12 years) top of the wish list shooting location above the tree line. Migrating Caribou herds are passing through here during this season and I spotted just a few of them on the following day - along with a daily dose of Moose encounters at lower elevations, a wolf crossing the road at night near Cripple Creek and seeing an owl early in the morning at Pedro Dome - all just a few days ago. Around 2:25 am I was surprised by a major outburst of activity with one of the best displays of the past two weeks. photo details: Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II Lenses: Zeiss Distagon 25mm f/2.0 ZE, Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L, Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II More photos can be seen in this gallery and the time lapse videos are now available at 30 fps, 26 fps and 15 fps (delivering the most detail). time lapse details: "Aurora Borealis Time Lapse: Eagle Summit, Alaska, 2012" A total of 2,728 images and 68.2 GB of raw footage were captured between 10:08 pm on March 26 and 04:35 am on March 27, 2012 and later combined at 15 frames per second (fpr) to a 3:01 min. time lapse video of 442.1 MB size. Full Screen HD quality movies of time lapse footage in this gallery will be available soon via download.

Aurora Time Lapse: The Northern Lights at Eagle Summit - March 26-27, 2012

Photos: The Northern Lights at Eagle Summit, Alaska - March 26-27, 2012 : Spring has arrived in Alaska's Interior with warmer temperatures above 0°F (-16°C), which local Alaskans refer to as "balmy". This posed a great opportunity to shoot from Eagle Summit at this time of the year, a location usually too cold or otherwise hostile for capturing Northern Lights during the Winter. While I knew that it would become a promising night, I did not at all expect such an epic one. I was capturing images for an all-night time lapse movie, when around 3 am I was surprised by a strong outburst of activity with some of the best auroral displays of this season. Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II - Lenses: Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L, Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II

Photos: The Northern Lights at Eagle Summit, Alaska - March 26-27, 2012

Photos: Aurora at the Yukon - Circle, Alaska - March 27-28, 2012 : Last night I was treated to yet another wonderful Northern Lights show. This location never seems to disappoint for clear skies and multi-colored auroras. The Yukon river is still completely frozen at this time of the year and poses a great open space for capturing the lights. The show started early around 9:30 pm and kept on going into the morning twilight hours. The strongest part of the display occurred just after midnight and continued until about 2:30 AM. A time lapse video of this night is going to be posted soon. photo details: Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II Lenses: Zeiss Distagon 25mm f/2.0 ZE, Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L and Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II

Photos: Aurora at the Yukon - Circle, Alaska - March 27-28, 2012

Aurora Time Lapse: Yukon Aurora - March 27-28, 2012 : Spring has sprung in Alaska with temperatures above 0°F which posed a great opportunity to capture the aurora at Eagle Summit and from Circle, Alaska on the following night - when I was treated to yet another wonderful Northern Lights show. This location never seems to disappoint for clear skies and multicolored auroras. The Yukon river is still completely frozen at this time of the year and poses a great open space for capturing the lights. The show started early around 9:30 pm and kept on going into the morning twilight hours. The strongest part of the display occurred just after midnight and continued until about 2:30 AM. Time lapse videos of this night are going to be posted in this gallery during the next few days. photo details: Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II Lenses: Zeiss Distagon 25mm f/2.0 ZE, Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L, Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II Please note: Prints of images in this gallery will be available soon. More photos can be seen in this gallery and the time lapse videos are now available at 30fps (not for the light hearted), 26fps (equals triple shot of espresso) and 15 fps (delivering the most detail). time lapse details: "Aurora Borealis Time Lapse: Circle Aurora, Alaska, 2012" A total of 2,293 images and 60.8 GB of raw footage were captured between 10:25 pm on March 27 and 05:10 am on March 28, 2012 and later combined at 15 frames per second (fpr) to a 2:32 min. time lapse video. Full Screen HD quality movies of time lapse footage in this gallery will be available soon. Teaser Trailers of the upcoming time lapse movie at 15, 24 or 30 fps (frames per second) below:

Aurora Time Lapse: Yukon Aurora - March 27-28, 2012

Spring has sprung in Alaska with temperatures above 0°F which posed a ...

Updated: Apr 15, 2012 4:14am PST

Photos: Alignment of Venus, Jupiter and Crescent Moon - March 25, 2012 : Alignment of Jupiter, Venus and the crescent Moon - captured from Fairbanks, Alaska on March 25, 2012

Photos: Alignment of Venus, Jupiter and Crescent Moon - March 25, 2012

Aurora Time Lapse: March 25, 2012 : Aurora time lapse video captured early on March 25, 2012 Location: Snowshoe Creek, Alaska, USA Time lapse details: 1,610 images captured between 01:05 am - 4:19 am on March 25, 2012 (totaling 37 GB) - processed and combined to a 1 min. 47 sec. time lapse video Photo details: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Zeiss Distagon 25mm f/2.0 ZE lens, 800-1600 ASA, 5 sec. exposures

Aurora Time Lapse: March 25, 2012

Photos: Chena Hot Springs - March 22-23, 2012 : Northern Lights Tour (March 20 through 25, 2012) This was by far the clearest night of the past two weeks. The Milky Way was very well defined and there were so many stars visible that it was difficult to find even the most common constellations (at first). The aurora photos were captured from the air strip at Chena Hot Springs early on March 23, 2012. The day time images and videos toward the end of this gallery were taken on March 22 during a Northern Lights Tour gathering at the Moose Lodge, followed by the sunset snow cat experience. Photo details: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Zeiss Distagon 25mm f/2.0 ZE lens

Photos: Chena Hot Springs - March 22-23, 2012

Aurora Time Lapse: Spring Equinox in Alaska - March 20-21, 2012 : Location: Snowshoe Creek near Wickersham Dome, Alaska, USA Dates: March 20 - 21, 2012 Between 11:03 pm on March 20 and 3:06 am on March 21, a total of 2,372 images have been captured and combined to a 2:38 minute time lapse video. Note the setting planets Jupiter and Venus shining through clouds at the North-Eastern horizon in the first part of the clip. Two outbursts of auroral activity and dozens of satellite flybys can be seen later on - also including a few satellite flares, a full 360° camera rotation, auroral display overhead, Mars in constellation Leo and the occasional race truck on it's way to (or from) the arctic slope supplying Prudhoe Bay. Time Lapse Details: 2,372 images during 4 hrs of continuous shooting, totaling 55 GB of data, condensed to a 2 min. 38 sec. video Photo details: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Zeiss Distagon 25mm f/2.0 ZE lens, 1600/800 ASA, 5 sec exposures

Aurora Time Lapse: Spring Equinox in Alaska - March 20-21, 2012

Photos: Alaska Aurora - March 15, 2012 : Location: Cleary Summit, Alaska, USA Dates: March 20 - 21, 2012 It was a fantastic Northern Light display during the morning twilight hours, following a strong solar wind shock at 12:37 UTC on March 15, 2012. Patiently spending a long night at Cleary Summit (near Fairbanks, Alaska) I was rewarded at dawn by the appearance of very strange looking auroras - triggered by the onset of a major geomagnetic storm as a coronal mass ejection impacted Earth's magnetosphere. Please note: Prints of images in this gallery will be available soon.

Photos: Alaska Aurora - March 15, 2012

Photos: The Alaskan Northern Lights in March 2012 : These are the newest images from the most recent nights captured from many locations in the interior of Alaska

Photos: The Alaskan Northern Lights in March 2012

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Photos: Alaska Aurora 2000 : The Alaskan Northern Lights during peak aurora season

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The Alaskan Northern Lights during peak aurora season

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Photos: Alaska Aurora March 2011 : The Northern Lights at the Yukon River in Circle, Alaska - latitude 65°49' on March 1, 2011 Observers at high latitudes witnessed strong auroral activity on March 1, 2011. The source of this disturbance was the arrival of a high speed coronal wind stream combined with a southward pointing interplanetary magnetic field (IMF), producing long periods of minor to major geomagnetic storm conditions (G2 on the NOAA scale) between 12:00-17:00 UTC on March 1. Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II Lenses: Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L, Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L and Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L

Photos: Alaska Aurora March 2011

The Northern Lights at the Yukon River in Circle, Alaska - latitude 65 ...

Updated: Mar 13, 2012 7:12am PST

Aurora Borealis Exhibition : Aurora Borealis Exhibition in Los Angeles, California

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Aurora Borealis Exhibition in Los Angeles, California

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aurora borealis sequence - set 1 : A first selection of 42 images in sequence. The animated movies appearing on this page are first experiments towards looping a final sequence.

aurora borealis sequence - set 1

A first selection of 42 images in sequence. The animated movies appea ...

Updated: Apr 05, 2012 3:58pm PST

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