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Aurora Borealis

The sun runs on an 11-year sunspot cycle. You can see the aurora when there is solar wind but active sunspots make it more colorful. There are Ap's that alert you to intensity (KP index) and when they

Bright Colors with a Yurk

The colors really blew up on April 1, 2022. Atop Charlie Dome at Chena Hot Springs, Fairbanks AK.

Rainbow Aurora

We were treated with quite a display on April 1, 2022.

Vertical

There were some low lying clouds but the aurora was raging. 2022

Corona Face 2

I see a long chin and nose. 2022

Corona Face 1

IF you look closely, there seems to be two eyes nose and mouth. Kind of like evil Gizmo in Gremlins. 2022

Meteor Corona

We saw a fireball meteor come through the corona as I shot this. Lucky capture. 2022

Charlie Brown

Charlie Brown plane with the Aurora at Chen Hot Springs, outside Fairbanks. At some point this will have an elevator to the top and it will be a bar and restaurant.

Fairbanks Aurora

This was. KP 3 taken March 27, 2022 after midnight.

Three Banded Curtain

This three banded curtain aurora was taken outside of Fairbanks. With low lying clouds. March 27, 2022.

Pretty Ribbon Bands

Taken 3/27/22 outside of Fairbanks.

Clouds and Aurora

Taken in Iceland. I thought the effect was cool. Clouds are normally the enemy when shooting the aurora but made for an interesting effect this night. Iceland. 2017

Iceland Aurora

Taken at Vestrahorn. The aurora came out for less than 2 minutes. 2017

Corona Aurora 1

A corona forms when two bands of aurora hit each other. They form directly overhead and last up to 3 minutes. If you look carefully, you will see the Big Dipper in the middle. Fairbanks, AK. 2015