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Summoning the Storm, Molly Wakeling

Summoning the Storm

Summoning the Storm, Molly Wakeling

Summoning the Storm

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Can you believe we had the Northern Lights over Albuquerque??

When I saw my friends in Europe, and then the northern US, posting photos of the aurora, I was disappointed because I knew the chances were very slim I'd be able to see it from here. But I set up my all-sky cam to run, just in case. It started catching an odd pinkish glow, which I initially thought might just be leftover from sunset, but I snapped a photo with my DSLR to check, and BAM, there it was!!

I expected that if I ever saw aurora in Albuquerque, it would be off to the north. But this geomagnetic storm was so strong that it was overhead!! I even got some shapes! Simply incredible. I could see the red and pink naked-eye. The bright light spot is the crescent Moon from behind the clouds.

I love this shot, I feel like a wizard summoning a dark storm

What a night!!

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