Moonrise over the Chugach Mountains.
It's almost full, and it just keeps getting better and better each night. We've been having an incredible run of great weather. Now I probably just cursed it ;)
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Third night's the charm :)
Finally! On the third night of staying up waiting for aurora that was forecast to be only so-so, this happened! Shot between 12:15 am and 2 am. The really intense blast of swirls, curtains, spikes and pink colors only lasted about 3 minutes. What a fun morning! Click for full-screen.
Another long night waiting for the Aurora.
So I spent the second night in a row getting up every half-hour checking the sky for what was supposed to be another strong aurora display. The night before was a complete bust. Finally just before 4 am this morning she started popping a bit low on the horizon.
Moonrise and Alpenglow.
Gorgeous clear skies this afternoon with Alpenglow painting the Chugach Mountains orange as the sun sets while the moon rises.
Ice Fog.
Another day of ice fog filling the Anchorage Bowl below us. The trees are covered with thick hoar-frost that keeps growing every day.