With the rusty boat and cliff silhouetted, the aurora is a shot across the bow. *

The aurora flows in over the cliff and factory. *

Then the aurora exploded, even lighting up the factory, but moved too fast and bright. *

Turning the my left to see the aurora being spiked by the antennas of a boat. *

An Even Better Aurora

October 9, 2018 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 36 °F

We thought the aurora on the 5th was great, but tonight we were blown away. Les started out with the rusty boat in the foreground. Then moved up to the right side of the factory to get the factory and its chimney in the foreground and the aurora screaming in over the cliff above. The top of the cliff began to glow bright green along its length. I was making 15 second exposures when the aurora exploded with activity. The movement went wild, snaking across the sky so quickly and very bright that my image was washed out. Bill, Our leader, actually caught it on video with his cell phone.Read more