Kip’s Comments - November 12, 2025

Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) –

Last night’s northern light show was the best I (and many others) have ever seen. For many hours a palette of colors moved over the night sky as stars twinkled in the background. Every now and then a shooting star dashed overhead until it burned out forever.

I recorded more than 1,500 images that I then edited most of them into a time-lapse video. By shooting high resolution still images for the video, I then have the option of reviewing the night show frame-by-frame.

One image in particular caught my attention. In this photo you so many details from the aurora borealis show in one frame. We see the range of vivid colors and their varying intensities. We see the stars in the background and one of our spruce trees in the foreground. We see the pillars well defined in the colors.

Aurora Borealis - Image DS2_0094

Of particular interest to me were the white/green colors that appeared several hours into the lights. Their presence was a subtle lighting of the sky – you could see them with the naked eye, but they did not jump out as the bright reds, pinks, purples, and greens did. In fact, some may have missed them entirely – yet they were there.

According to predictions, tonight may be a repeat performance in the night sky. In fact, some are suggesting the show may be even more powerful. Clouds may move in to obscure the clear view, but hopefully we will still see some of the aurora.

My batteries are charged and I am ready. Let’s go Mother Nature. I would like a rerun of the best show I have seen in the night sky. And “Thank You!” for last night’s episode!

View the video at this link: Aurora Borealis