northern lights
Originally posted November 25, 2007
Have been keen to see the northern lights while here in the Yukon, so have been checking the aurora forecast sites on the internet, and looking at the night sky.
So last night I saw the landscape was illuminated and went outside to check it out. The light turned out to be the full moon, but was so bright you could see the mountains across the river as clearly as in daytime.
Have only seen the northern lights once, as a child, in Nova Scotia. I did not understand at the time why my father was so excited by the faint glow in the sky. But as the years passed without a repeat of the display I realized how rare it was to see them so far south.
The northern lights are supposed to be at their best when it is clear and cold, and so far this year cold has not happened (it’s all relative).
There was fresh snow yesterday and the moonlight last night was incredible. This is an “available light” shot of the entrance way here looking out at the fluffy snow on an evergreen. Sometimes, I have to admit, I love winter.
Comment by Farland: I haven’t seen the northern lights since I was a child either but your photo and the reality of the moonlit window is a smaller sweeter northern light of its own. Thank you.
Reply: Thanks Farland. That’s what I was going for. Even though it wasn’t THE northern lights, it was still a beautiful moment, not to be overlooked.
