We have had some amazing Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) lately.
Instead of the usual green, we have also had shades of pink, purple, red, and yellow; people have been able to see them as far south as New Mexico. These spectacular night shows are caused by some unusual solar flare activity and are expected to continue until about the middle of 2025.
Happy Monday.
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Northern lights, captured very well 🙂
Thank you very much. 🙂
Very welcome 🙂
Great photo. You are so lucky to be seeing the lights so well.
Thank you. They have been so amazing with the different colours! I hadn’t seen purplish-pink and yellow hues before.
Wonderful!
Thank you, Belinda. 🙂
A great place to see them from Lynette. We have not been out and about enough to spot them here, but they seem to be strong all across the prairies. Happy Monday. Allan
Yes, we have front row seats up here, for sure, but the prairies have been getting good views as well. Later in the evening works well if it’s not overcast of course, but you need to bundle up!
After all the cold weather you’ve had to put up with, you deserve this beauty.
Thank you very much, Jacqui! They are definitely beautiful and awe-inspiring, too.
Unusually, these picturesque ‘northern lights’ have been visible in our portion of the UK. Unfortunately, our specific corner has, of course, been blanketed by cloud every time they’ve appeared here!
That’s really unfortunate, Stuart. I hope your overcast clears up as you might be able to get some great photos. It will mean staying up and bundling up, but well worth it!
They say this phenomenon may last a few months, Lynette, so I’m hopeful. Unfortunately, our location, in a narrow river valley, surrounded by trees, places us in a situation not ideal for capturing the sky anywhere near the horizon, but I’ll be keeping my eyes open for the spectacle!
Here, the weather folks and scientists are saying that these lights could last until 2025. If that’s the case, you may have opportunities for photos, although as you note, a valley might not be the best vantage point. You might have to go a bit higher; maybe make an overnight trip of it!
Fingers crossed! We’ll be travelling for short periods during that time, so might get the chance!
Good luck!
Wow. Did you take that picture? I can’t imagine what it would be like to see the lights in person. I think I would feel humbled to the vastness of the Universe. I heard about the unusual solar flare. They said it could even effect electricity. So far, so good. 🤞
Yes. It’s not a particularly good photo as I’m not very experienced with that type of photography, but it gives an idea of what they’re like right now. You can hear them, too, a sort of slight rustling. They are amazing, Lori. They streak across the sky, swirling and circling and when they really get going it’s like a bright curtain hanging and undulating there. It’s definitely humbling; nature is an incredible force.
I think it’s a great photo. The colors look like they’re seeping out of the sky.
Thank you Lori. I didn’t think that I’d captured it all that well, but I’m glad that you feel that way about the colours. It definitely feels as you have described!
I miss seeing them.
Yes, one of the beauties I will miss, too.
Great photo. You are so lucky to be seeing the lights so well.
Thank you very much, Tyler. They are such an amazing display!
Awesome image,reminds of the one display of the northern lights I saw in Canada many years ago.
Thank you very much. Yes, we are getting excellent seats to quite a show right now. These particularly great ones are expected to last until 2025 when the solar flare activity drops off a bit.
Gorgeous capture of the northern lights. There’s way too much light pollution around where we are in southern Ontario for us to see them.
Thank you very much. That’s unfortunate. Maybe if you take a trip to your cabin? These lights are supposed to keep happening until 2025, so I hope you get some opportunities. They are so amazing!
Good to know. We’re actually planning on heading up to the cabin over easter. Fingers crossed.
Good luck! You will need some good hot chocolate in a great thermal mug and warm clothes and footwear because they’re best seen when it’s completely dark out.
Great suggestion about the hot chocolate! The forecast is looking promising so far for next weekend in terms of clear skies.
I hope you see them!
Stunning! Wish I could see it in real life
I hope you have an opportunity some time. They are breathtaking. 🙂
Awesome! We had, according to posts I saw on Facebook, many aurora sightings here in Massachusetts. I didn’t see them because I only learned of it after the fact, As far north as you are you must see them often which does not take away the thrill. ❤
They are stunning and the Arctic and subarctic have the best seats for the show. Right now they are more amazing than usual because of the solar flares and you can also hear them (it’s faint but audible). No, the thrill definitely never dissipates. I hope you get an opportunity to see them as they are so beautiful. 🙂