The last Arctic trip was probably the best in terms of consistent
evenings filled with aurora and clear skies I have had in many trips
over the last few years. This solar storm was the result of a large
solar flare on the sun, a flare that actually exploded as we made our
way to the airport in the early hours of the morning on the 23rd
January.
I was immediately getting excited and planning a location to ensure we
got to clear skies to witness this event. We headed straight for the
Lofoten Islands only to find the weather was looking too unpredictable
so grabbed a few hours sleep before heading straight into Sweden to an
incredible frozen forest. Some of the auroral formations and patterns
were fantastic here, I spent ages trying to find relationships between
the needles and needle type tree tops but this was the best burst I
saw all evening for shape and structure.
It was stupendously cold here, the temperature hit -35C but it was
worth it for the incredible display, crystal clear skies and the
images we managed during the few daylight hours the next day.
Cant wait to do this all again in just two weeks time!
Canon 5dmkii Nikon 14-24 4 seconds @ f2.8 iso 3200.
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gildofellipe 13 months ago | reply
Wow. That's probably the best aurora photo I've ever seen. Amazing.
Mrs. Noah 11 months ago | reply
Spectacular!
Herve DURAND 11 months ago | reply
Wooooooooooooooooooodeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuulllllllllllllllllllllll !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
shadowshador 8 months ago | reply
Cool find.