Finally something to write home about
We night sky watchers had a bit of a boring winter here in Hay River this year. A mix of bad weather, bad geomagnetic conditions and bad luck have led to some dark skies.
March so far has been a good month for aurora viewing and photographing, though.
The 2nd of the month looked to be too overcast for good photos, but the skies cleared up nicely and I headed down to the Pine Point bridge just outside of town to get a few shots from down on the river looking up at the bridge.
A vertical plume of aurora rises up seemingly from the ground
Taken from almost directly under the Pine Point Bridge near Hay River, NWT.
A swirl of aurora over the Pine Point Bridge near Hay River, NWT
I also shot a 20 minute or so time-lapse before leaving.
Northern Lights Time Lapse from March 1, 2013 from Scott Clouthier on Vimeo.
Last night I went out with fellow photographers Adam Hill and Sean Pinnington to the Alexandra Falls to scope out the starry sky and Milky Way during the new moon. While there, we were also treated to a faint but colourful show of northern lights.
A colourful streak of aurora near Alexandra Falls in NWT.
A beautiful display over Twin Falls Gorge taken from the top of Alexandra Falls.
And here is another time-lapse, this one is about 35 minutes condensed.
Northern Lights Time Lapse from March 6, 2013 from Scott Clouthier on Vimeo.