Backyard Aurora

The northern lights just a few yards away from our cabin.

It's A Twister!

Aurora borealis over the Chena hills from the Angel Rocks Trail. Chena River Recreation Area, Alaska

Auroral Corona

Not a minute after that eruption on the horizon this auroral corona danced overhead and seemed to last for a really long time. Usually only appearing for a few seconds, I think I had about a minute of shooting this one. In the center you might be able to make out the big dipper, but the stars were pretty dim compared to the northern lights that night!

Autumn under the northern lights

Aurora from Cleary Summit along the Steese Highway in September.

Northern View

Spruce trees swaying. It was pretty windy.

Vertical Aurora

Gorgeous aurora band from Fairbanks, Alaska with a full moon illuminating the forest.

Goldstream Valley Aurora

Watching the aurora down in the Goldstream Valley. Lights from the homes on the hill, some purple at high altitudes, brilliant night!

Silent Night

Aurora over a frozen boreal forest in Fairbanks, Alaska

Northern Lights Spiral

Northern lights spiral

The Sky and the Northern Lights

We've had absolutely incredible northern lights displays the last few nights in Fairbanks. The nearly full moon wonderfully lit all the snow draped on the trees. It's been tough to get any sleep the last few days . . . yet I hope this keeps up!

A bright aurora

I had to underexpose a bit to avoid totally blowing out and oversaturating the aurora. This was probably the brightest band I have ever seen.

Early morning 9/8/16

aurora blast

One of the brightest, albeit brief displays I've seen over Fairbanks, Alaska.

Magical Forest

The aurora borealis dances over a boreal forest in Fairbanks, Alaska. Blog: http://lwpetersen.com/photo-blog/week-northern-lights-wouldnt-quit/

Aurora Spiral

The aurora came out again Wednesday evening, but it was nothing like the display the night and morning before. There was this cool spiral in the sky that seemed pretty stable - it didn't change much over 5 minutes. Blogpost: http://lwpetersen.com/photo-blog/week-northern-lights-wouldnt-quit/