Above the Pea-Soup fog.
The fog layer is flirting just below the house, rising and falling throughout the day. Down in the Anchorage bowl, the kids will be trick-or-treating in the thick stuff, making it even spookier :)
The fog layer is flirting just below the house, rising and falling throughout the day. Down in the Anchorage bowl, the kids will be trick-or-treating in the thick stuff, making it even spookier :)
Just before midnight saw a band of color on the horizon, but this is as strong as she got.
After two days of 60+mph winds, it has finally calmed down and the sunset tonight bathed the Chugach Mountains behind the house with beautiful Alpenglow.
I wasn't expecting any aurora last night, but when one of my aurora alert apps beeped at midnight I checked and sure enough, she was starting to build. Got all geared up and outside to shoot for about 2 hours. There was a layer of low clouds that hampered things a bit, and she never really got very strong, but it's always fun to see her.
150 years ago Alaska was formally transferred to the United States. This is what she looks like this morning. Click for full-screen.