I'd always wanted to see the aurora borealis, the Northern Lights, and had heard that they were visible from our location on the globe, but had never been able to witness them myself. Well, the other night our neighbor came over to our door and said, "Hey, you want to see the Northern Lights?"
I said, "Yeah!"
He pointed out to the sky in front of our houses. "There it is!"
Yes, indeed, there it was! This is one of the first photos I snapped after screaming with delight. It started small, but soon….
It grew….
And grew. The whole sky was lit up - the whole dome. In an otherwise pitch-black sky, it provided so much light that the clouds were visible again.
It was amazing. I'm sure that no matter where you are, it looks like it's coming from directly above you, but this is a shot straight up into the sky from my spot on the front porch.
My neighbor's house, once the red streaks appeared.
This is a shot of the sky above our house, NOT an imaginary vantage point of streaking through the galaxy.
Far out on the horizon to the north.
What an experience! One I'll not soon forget!
