Last shots from my own little pocket phone camera of the aurora, taken on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th of January. Do view these on a larger screen if you really want to see them, in a low-lit room ideally. I fear that otherwise, many of you seeing this on your phone screen under bright surrounding conditions will think I’ve posted a bunch of black box photos. 🙂
Tips for anyone who might want to view them: don’t rush when you get the alert; instead, put on your layers of undergarments, middle garments and wind-proof outer garments. Expect to want to spend time looking at dark skies that your eyes tell you are just showing a bit of mist, until you notice the mist moves around, changes shape, and appears in different parts of the sky. The real life experience is less visually dramatic than what you will see in calendars, or in your own photos if you get a tripod and quality lens, etc. But it’s far more variable and awe-inspiring, from my own experience.
A few of the forest photos below contain some of the Hoge Veluwe’s wildlife as seen in the distance from a viewing blind during a quiet morning I spent watching young animals running in circles with much energy.
Flying home to A’dam the first weekend in October, from Dulles, we pretty much followed the coastline as the sun set. I was happy the clouds cleared enough to give me the view above :-). If you don’t recognize it, just look at a map of the main cities north of DC as you travel up the US east coast. Or look at the metadata in the large-screen or full version of the blog. 🙂
Oops, have to catch up a few series b/c I skipped them for a full rotation. I do love the Dutch countryside, whether seen from the air or a bike. Especially on a relatively clear and sunny day.
Looking south along a connecting canal for the Wester river, towards the ridge of hills the river goes through at Porta Westfallica…a thing one learns traveling by train while looking at a map…
(so much world, so little time....) 