Northern Lights Right now

[Chunk]

Go out and take a look. They cover more than half the sky here.

[Chunk]

I went back out with my Canon S30. Here are a few shots. They were all set to ISO 200 and the bright one was exposed for 15 sec in Tv and the darker ones at 4 sec in Tv.

[Trevor Ash]

This is something I should make an effort to see in person some day.

[Sebastian]

Thanks Chunk, Rhianna and I drove out and stared at them for a while. Beautiful.

[opus]

So beautiful, and eerie, and awesome. I had fun (shivering) outside taking these; unfortunately, my neighborhood isn't particularly photogenic, and I didn't feel like driving somewhere else to get better surroundings. So, ya get what ya get.

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[opus]

And two more:

[opus]

And finally, straight up into the sky:

[Chunk]

And finally, straight up into the sky:

This last one is especially nice Kelly. I know what you mean about shivering. The feeling in my fingers gave out about the same time as my battery. Of course as I was driving back into town, the northern lights brightened and expanded. I grabbed this last one in my driveway.

Thanks Chunk, Rhianna and I drove out and stared at them for a while. Beautiful.

Glad you got to see them. Did you take a camera?

This is something I should make an effort to see in person some day.

Until then you can visit them vicariously here.
http://www.spaceweather.com/ Follow the gallery link.
The Spaceweather site says there are more auroras likely tonight and tomorrow night.

[another view]

No kidding! With my luck, I had shut off the computer probably an hour before you posted this... Haven't seen a display this big this far south!

[Chunk]

No kidding! With my luck, I had shut off the computer probably an hour before you posted this... Haven't seen a display this big this far south!

Check tonite and tomorrow night as well. According to spaceweather.com more charged particles are heading our way.

[Speed]

I went back out with my Canon S30. Here are a few shots. They were all set to ISO 200 and the bright one was exposed for 15 sec in Tv and the darker ones at 4 sec in Tv.

Sweet shots Chunk!

Thanks for the heads up on this! I'll be out tonight with my camera!

[opus]

The neatest thing about the Northern Lights is the way you see the light just blowing furiously across the sky. It's incredible.

And for a short time while I was watching, a very faraway gaggle of Canadian geese were honking furiously, the din blending into a solid stream of noise, which to my ears sounded like you could hear the roar of the lights blowing through the sky.

[natatbeach]

I saw them from the plane home