Northern Lights

Thanks to series of solar flares and coronal mass ejections from the sun I was able to go out and capture an image of the Northern lights (aurora borealis) tonight. A rare treat for central Virginia!

That bright star you see nearly at the center of the picture is Vega.

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.

2 thoughts on “Northern Lights”

  2. Hi Bonnie, some in Florida are seeing the Northern Lights, although one must use their camera to really see it. When I got my pictures the sky was just a tiny bit brighter than it might be normally – just enough that I was thinking it was my imagination. My son, Kevin, was getting pictures an hour south of us and I figured if he could get pictures of it maybe I could. And I did get pictures! I’ve heard that tonight it might be happening too, but haven’t checked. I will before I head up to bed!

    Thanks bunches for reading my posts!
    Bren

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