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Aurora Borealis in Yellowknife September 14, 2010

Shane — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:26:08 +0000

The early morning of September 14, 2010 (12:35 am to 1:16 am) was one of the most spectacular displays of Aurora Borealis (a.k.a. northern lights) that I have seen above Yellowknife this year. And thankfully I did not have to leave the comfort of my own backyard for it. [...]

Aurora Borealis in Yellowknife March 6, 2010

Shane — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:51:47 +0000

The Aurora Borealis in Yellowknife came out in force on March 6, 2010. The northern sky lit up in multi-coloured ribbons and coiling rivers of light streaking towards the earth. On this occasion we went Aurora Viewing by Dog Team with Beck’s Kennels a local tour [...]

Aurora Borealis in Yellowknife September 19, 2009

Shane — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:25:39 +0000

Here is a view of the Aurora appearing over Yellowknife and Tin Can Hill on September 19, 2009 at 12:05 am. The Aurora show lasted for approximately 30 minutes and the intensity hung around from K3 to K3.5. The sky was quiet the rest of the night with [...]

Aurora Borealis in Yellowknife September, 12-15, 2009

Shane — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:21:01 +0000

Here are a few Aurora Borealis photographs taken in Yellowknife, NWT between 11:34 PM (September 12) and 12:53 AM (September 13) + 11:22 PM (September 14) and 12:56 AM (September 15). The Aurora show made it to the K3 and K4 level of activity most of both evenings but it was long lasting and offered [...]

Aurora Borealis in Yellowknife, September 16, 2009

Shane — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:42:19 +0000

The Aurora Borealis started early tonight. I caught the first glimpse of it reaching out over Tin Can Hill in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories at 9:30 PM. I checked the Space Weather Canada website and the geomagnetic energy was forecast to be the highest between 10:00 pm and 11:30 pm. And there was a possibility of a K-5 sub-storm [...]

Aurora Borealis in Yellowknife, September 1, 2009

Shane — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:52:35 +0000

Here are a couple Aurora Borealis photographs taken on September 1, 2009 in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. The Aurora was not particularily strong tonight. There were a few minutes between 12:55 AM and 1:05 AM that were great but overall the morning hours were quiet on September 1, [...]

Aurora Borealis in Yellowknife, August 31, 2009

Shane — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:18:51 +0000

The Aurora Borealis (aka. the Northern Lights) slowly hit the sky above Yellowknife, Northwest Territories tonight – almost like it did not want to be noticed. Around 12:05 am mindnight - the glowing bands of colour slowly krept over a lightening storm far out above Great Slave Lake. You can see the lightening strikes at [...]

Aurora Borealis in Yellowknife, August 30, 2009

Shane — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:00:28 +0000

The night was enhanced by a moving light show and all I had to do was look up at the sky to see it. The Aurora Borealis has been showing itself in Yellowknife just after midnight lately and I have been following it with close interest now that we have dark [...]

Aurora Borealis in Yellowknife, April 12, 2008

Shane — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:21:40 +0000

My first decent set of photos of the Aurora Borealis in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. I was using a Sony DSC-H9 with a 15 second shutter speed. The temperature was -35 degrees and the windchill was approximately -47 degrees. Luckily I had a Canada Goose Parka while camped out on Frame [...]