May 11/12 Solar Storm

What a spectacular night. Lisa and I spent the entire night out. As soon as it got dark the auroras started and didn’t let up until dawn. We took lots of photos and are still going through them. Here are a few samples.

They were everywhere overhead and in every direction.
A butterfly or angel.
The mountains are illuminated by the shining auroras.
It is rare I point the camera directly overhead. For this night I made an exception.
The burnt snags reach towards the light.
Wondering the creek bottom by the light of a solar storm.

15 thoughts on “May 11/12 Solar Storm”

  3. mountaincoward's avatar

    mountaincoward

    I’d have spent the night out too if we’d got that – as it was we got nothing – zilch 😦 I was really annoyed as it was good weather but there was a layer of cloud at night. Apparently some folks in England saw them – further south than us which is unusual in itself. I was really disappointed – I kept going out every half hour or so. Your photos are truly beautiful – particularly like the first ‘angel’ one – really gorgeous!

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      underswansea

      It was hit or miss around here as well. A friend who lives in town kept going outside through the night didn’t see any as well. We got lucky the clouds parted where we were.

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        mountaincoward

        There were supposed to be some last night but I didn’t see any again despite going out a few times. After I’d been out a few times, I realised I could just go into my conservatory at the back of the house instead of keeping going up and down the road!

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    Alex Smithson

    These photos are incredible! I know my iPhone 11 wasn’t able to capture photos anywhere near as good of the quality of the latest camera technology available, but I captured a brief hint of the solar storm at my end when the pink glow hovered around the world, and these photos you’ve produced are so soothing!

    Moments like these remind me of how lucky and grateful all of us are to witness events like this that are or can be once-in-a-lifetime, and these photos you produced signify the beauty of the universe and galaxies that surround our solar system.

    Alex Smithson 🙂

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        Alex Smithson

        You’re so welcome! Nights like that are spectacular and are once-in-a-lifetime, and they’re the best times to seize the moment! 😁

        Alex Smithson 🙂

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