Full Moon setting behind Sleeping Lady
This morning about 9:30 am. The Anchorage Bowl is still covered with fog, so this is one of those times when it's nice to be up high.
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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.