Auroras - Churchill, Manitoba
Under the Northern Lights in Churchill
A selfie of me under the aurora borealis in Churchill, Manitoba, March 19, 2020. This was at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre looking north to the boreal forest. This is a single 10-second exposure at f/2.8 with the Canon 15mm full-frame fish-eye lens on the Canon EOS Ra camera at ISO 3200.
Auroral Arc - Single Arc Example
An example of single bright auroral arc, from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, March 19, 2020. A single image with the 15mm full-frame fish-eye lens and Canon EOS Ra.
Group Viewing the Aurora at CNSC
A group of staff and volunteers at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre enjoy the Northern Lights show on March 19, 2020, the last night of the aurora tourist season for the year. The aurora shows the classic lower green arc topped by tall curtains of red, all from oxygen atoms. This is a single 10-second exposure at f/2.8 and ISO 3200 with the 15mm full-frame fish-eye lens and Canon EOS Ra.
Auroral Arc - Dual Arc Example
An example of twin weak auroral arcs, from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, March 19, 2020. A single image with the 15mm full-frame fish-eye lens and Canon EOS Ra.
Aurora Panorama at Northern Studies Centre (March 18, 2020)
A 180° panorama of the Northern Lights over the Churchill Northern Studies Centre on March 18, 2020 during an active Kp 3 to 4 display. The subtle reds and magentas show up only in the camera; the eye sees some colour in the green arcs when the aurora brightens enough as it did this night. Orion and Sirius are setting at far left. Due north is at centre. Arcturus is above the snow bank at right. This is a panorama of 10 segments, each 6 seconds at ISO 1600 and f/2 with the Venus Optics 15mm lens and Sony a7III. Stitched with Photoshop.
Panorama of the Northern Lights from Churchill (March 18, 2020)
A 180° panorama of the aurora borealis from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill, Manitoba on March 18, 2020. The Kp Index did reach to 4 this night in a fairly active display that lasted all night, though with no very bright substorms. Some members of the Learning Vacations aurora group are out enjoying and shooting the show. Others are inside keeping warm observing in the aurora viewing dome and lounge. This is an 8-segment panorama with the Sony a7III camera at ISO 1600 for 10 seconds each with the Venus Optics 15mm lens at f/2. Stitched with Photoshop.
The pastel colours of the aurora borealis over the boreal forest, from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Manitoba, March 18, 2020. Arcturus is at right. This is a two-segment panorama with the Sony a7III and 15mm Venus Optics lens.
Couple Watching the Northern Lights
A couple who were participants in the Learning Vacations program at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre watches the aurora display on the final night of the program, March 18, 2020, and the last night of the Churchill aurora tourist season for 2020. Arcturus is the bright star at right in the northeast. This is a blend of two 8-second exposures with the Sony a7III at ISO 3200 and Venus Optics 15mm lens at f/2.
Aurora over Wind-Shaped Trees of the Boreal Forest
A colourful aurora over the wind-shaped trees of the boreal sub-Arctic forest at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, March 18, 2020. Arcturus is rising between the two trees right of centre. This is a single 15-second exposure at f/2 with the Venus Optics 15mm lens and Sony a7III at ISO 1600.
A pastel-coloured aurora over the Rocket Range Road and Northern Studies Centre in Churchill, Manitoba, March, 18, 2020. A single shot with the Sony a7III and Venus Optics 15mm lens.
Aurora in Twilight over Churchill Northern Studies Centre
The Northern Lights in the twilight over the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, March 18, 2020. Cassiopeia is at top, left of centre. Andromeda and the Andromeda Galaxy are left of the radio tower. The building at left is the old Rocket Range headquarters and served as the home of the Northern Studies Centre until the new building at right was opened in 2011. The Explore.org webcam is on the old building, left of the observation dome. This view is looking northwest. This is a 2-segment panorama with the 15mm Venus Optics lens and Sony a7III camera.
Aurora in Orion over the Rocket Range
A faint and diffuse arc of aurora in the south through Orion and the winter stars, and over the launch towers of the old Churchill Rocket Range. Venus is the bright object at right below the Pleiades, on March 18, 2020.
Aurora in Twilight at Churchill Northern Studies Centre #2
A participant in the Learning Vacations program at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre observes and shoots the Northern Lights in the darkening twilight, March 18, 2020.
Aurora in Twilight at Churchill Northern Studies Centre #1
Participants in the Learning Vacations program at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre observe and shoot the Northern Lights in the darkening twilight, March 18, 2020.
Aurora in Twilight at Churchill Northern Studies Centre
The Northern Lights in the evening twilight on March 18, 2020, as the aurora appeared in the early evening sky. Orion is at far left in this panorama, with Cassiopeia at top centre. Part of the Big Dipper is at far right. The bright object over the Centre is Venus, with the Pleiades above. This is a panorama of 8 segments with the Venus Optics 15mm lens at f/2 and Sony a7III at ISO 800 for 1.6 seconds each. Stitched with Photoshop.
Pillars of auroral curtains reach to the zenith in a display on March 17, 2020, at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre. A single shot with the Canon EOS Ra and 15mm full-frame fish-eye lens.
Aurora Tourists at Churchill Northern Studies Centre
A group from the March Learning Vacations group enjoys viewing and photographing a modest display of Northern Lights at the Churchhill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill, Manitoba, March 17, 2020. Deneb and Vega (right of centre) are the bright stars on the northern horizon. This is with the Canon EOS Ra and 15mm full-frame fish-eye lens.
Aurora Photographers on the CNSC Deck
Aurora photographers at work on the second floor observing deck at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, March 17, 2020. This is a single shot with the Canon EOS Ra and 15mm full-frame fish-eye lens.
Aurora Photographers at Churchill Northern Studies Centre (March 15, 2020)
An all-sky aurora display in a cloudy sky as seen from the grounds of the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill Manitoba, March 15, 2020, here looking west. Gemini and Auriga are at centre. Photographers are at work capturing their images. It was mild this night, only -15° C! This is a single 8-second exposure with the Canon EOS Ra at ISO 3200 and Canon 15mm full-frame fish-eye lens at f/2.8.
Aurora from Churchill Northern Studies Centre (March 15, 2020) Looking West
An all-sky aurora display in a cloudy sky as seen from the grounds of the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill Manitoba, March 15, 2020, here looking west. Gemini and Auriga are at centre. This is a single 8-second exposure with the Canon EOS Ra at ISO 3200 and Canon 15mm full-frame fish-eye lens at f/2.8.
Aurora from Churchill Northern Studies Centre (March 15, 2020) Looking NE
An auroral curtain arcing across a partly cloudy sky from the northeast as seen from the upper deck of the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill Manitoba, March 15, 2020. This is a single 10-second exposure with the Canon EOS Ra at ISO 3200 and Canon 15mm full-frame fish-eye lens at f/2.8.
Aurora from Churchill Northern Studies Centre (March 15, 2020) From Deck
An all-sky aurora display in a partly cloudy sky as seen from the upper deck of the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill Manitoba, March 15, 2020. This is a single 20-second exposure with the Canon EOS Ra at ISO 3200 and Canon 15mm full-frame fish-eye lens at f/2.8.
Aurora and Boreal Forest (March 14, 2020)
A weak Kp 0 or 1 aurora over the boreal forest at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill, Manitoba, on March 14, 2020. Cassiopeia and Perseus are at left. This is a single 10-second shot with the Sony a7III at ISO 3200 and Venus Optics 15mm lens at f/2.
Arc of the Auroral Oval (March 14, 2020)
The classic arc of the auroral oval across the northern sky with a Kp 0 to 1 level aurora on March 14, 2020, from the upper deck of the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill, Manitoba. The Milky Way from Perseus, through Cassiopeia, and down into Cygnus sweep from upper left to centre. The camera picked up some of the high-altitude red oxygen emission invisible to the eye. This is a 4-segment panorama, each exposure 13 seconds with the Sony a7III at ISO 3200 and Venus Optics 15mm lens at f/2. Stitched with Adobe Camera Raw.