The Aurora was, of course, the main reason we decided to take that cruise to the far north in January. I posted the first “skylights” entry early on the 23rd of January, the morning after we first saw them. Then, I showed one of my own very subtle images, plus one Gary had taken with his camera which allowed a much longer exposure. From calendar images, or people who can take truly long exposures with an excellent camera on a tripod, you’ll get a much more dramatic view. But the subtle, ghostly green you can dimly see above and below come much closer to what my own eyes experienced on the three nights when we were fortunate enough to spend time appreciatithe aurora. These were both taken around 18:30 on the 23rd of January, the second evening they graced our skies. One’s eyes need time to adapt – at first, you might think it’s mist or a cloud, but the longer you stay and let your eyes adapt, the more you’ll notice how the lights change shape and move around. Our cameras tend to see the colors better than our eyes do, but we found that bundling up well and braving the wind and cold for a longer time in the darkest place we could find really did the trick to experience these best.
(so much world, so little time....) 
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