A reasonably bright display of Northern Lights appears and performs for the first aurora group of the season at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill, Manitoba, on the night of February 11/12, 2018. The Kp Index was still low, only 0 to 1, and the Bz was often still North, but for some reason we got a decent display this night. Everyone was happy! This is a single shot with the Rokinon 12mm lens and Nikon D750, looking north with the Big Dipper high in the sky at top of frame.
The Big and Little Dippers, and Polaris over the boreal forest amid subtly coloured aurora at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre. Taken on Feb 11, 2018 on a night with a decent display of Northern Lights. Arcturus is at right. Cassiopeia is at left.
A panorama of the arc of the auroral oval on a partly cloudy night from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, in Churchill, Manitoba. This was February 8, 2018, on a night when a blizzard was forecast, but held off long enough to allow views of the Lights in the early evening before the clouds completely moved in. The Big Dipper is at right, pointing to Polaris just left of top centre. Cassiopeia is at far left, opposite the Big Dipper. The Kp Index was 2 this night. This is a 4-segment panorama with the Sigma 14mm f/1.8 lens, each for 4 seconds at ISO 3200 with the Nikon D750. Stitched with Adobe Camera Raw.
