A 360° panorama of the Northern Lights on a partly cloudy night from a site west of Yellowknife on Highway 3. A short-lived arc appears at centre south of the main auroral arc that looks very much like a classic STEVE arc. It appeared for a while in the east then brightened overhead then into the west at left, but was present for no more than about 10 minutes. Whether this was STEVE is unknown. However, Steve is in the picture as friend Stephen Bedingfield is taking images at right. To the left of Steve the person is Mars the planet just on the horizon (but as high as would get from this latitude of 62° N) and the Milky Way. The Big Dipper is at left. This is a stitch of 12 segments, each 25 seconds at f/1.8 with the Sigma 14mm Art lens and Nikon D750 at ISO 3200. Stitched with PTGui — ACR did a good job but did not allow adjusting the framing.
The Northern Lights in a subtle but colourful display over the still waters of Madeline Lake on the Ingraham Trail near Yellowknife, NWT. This was the night of September 7-8, 2019. The display this night never got really bright and active but was very photogenic and had a fine array of subtle colours. The Big Dipper and Ursa Major are at left, Capella and Auriga are near centre. The Pleiades is rising right of centre and is (are?) reflected in the water. I shot this from on the dock. The lights are from cottages on the east shore of the small lake. This is a 4-segment panorama, each 13 seconds at ISO 1600 with the Venus Optics 15mm lens at f/2 and Sony a7III camera. LENR empolyed in camera. Stitched with PTGui; ACR and Photoshop refused to stitch these segments as there is too much blank and changing content to match.
The arc of Northern Lights starting a show in the deep twilight over Prelude Lake on the Ingraham Trail near Yellowknife, NWT. This was September 9, 2019. Light from the waxing gibbous Moon behind the camera also illumimates the scene. The autumn colours make for a good contrast with the sky colours. This was from the lookout point above the lake and main parking area and boat launch. The Big Dipper is at left; Capella is at centre; the Pleiades and Hyades are rising at right of centre. This is a 5-segment panorama with the 15mm Laowa lens at f/2 and Sony a7III at ISO 800 and all at 25 seconds. Stitched with PTGui, as ACR and Photoshop refused to joint the left segments.
