A wonderful aurora occurred last night.
The Facebook group got very excited, people posting where they were, that viewing was good even with a few clouds.
I’m so glad that we went out to look for ourselves.
The aurora was green with hints of red and mauve, even to the naked eye. It rose almost a third of the way up the sky from the horizon. We saw beams of light as the aurora danced in the distant sky.
It was busy down on our little beach, with at least a dozen cars. We chatted to several people as we all stood in the dark, looking at the night sky.
It was a special night. Several people commented that it was the best naked eye experience they’d seen.
There have been some stunning photos posted today.
Ludmila Thornett-Levykina took these from our beach.
Roisin Mackay took this from across the river, looking towards our apartment. A beautiful image of the aurora even with the city light pollution.
One comment sums it up:
“With all the tragedy happening across the world, we are able to sneak out under the stars and witness this. How lucky are we?”
Fantastic shots of the Aurora she has taken.
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Definitely, and a friendly group of people who are happy to chat and share photo help.
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Sounds teriffic!
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Gorgeous! I’ve got to see one of these in person one of these days:).
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It’s definitely worth the effort to see one.
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Hi Ruth These photos are great. How lucky are we? We are indeed lucky. That in amongst the travesties and traumas of the world we know of right now, we are able to find and see and to have a need for a sense of there being good, special, precious, unique, beautiful in our lives right now. I believe we are truly blessed and spiritually awakened to great beauty. Thanks for sharing. Best WishesDen From: RuthsArc To: denise.poyner@xtra.co.nz Sent: Thursday, 10 September 2015 11:30 PM Subject: [New post] Aurora #yiv7586656220 a:hover {color:red;}#yiv7586656220 a {text-decoration:none;color:#0088cc;}#yiv7586656220 a.yiv7586656220primaryactionlink:link, #yiv7586656220 a.yiv7586656220primaryactionlink:visited {background-color:#2585B2;color:#fff;}#yiv7586656220 a.yiv7586656220primaryactionlink:hover, #yiv7586656220 a.yiv7586656220primaryactionlink:active {background-color:#11729E;color:#fff;}#yiv7586656220 WordPress.com | RuthsArc posted: “A wonderful aurora occurred last night.The Facebook group got very excited, people posting where they were, that viewing was good even with a few clouds. I’m so glad that we went out to look for ourselves.The aurora was green with hints of red” | |
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Fabulous! 🙂
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Ruth, they are truly amazing. It’s on my bucket list to see nature at play. Thank you for sharing last nights experience. We are indeed, very lucky!
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Definitely worth the effort to see an aurora. Good luck with your bucket list.
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