Backyard  Aurora

The large solar eruptions of late October 2003
produced these intense red aurorae, visible in
early evening from right here in G.P.

Photo by Mike R.

 

. Aurora Borealis

The Northern Lights as viewed from
Grosse Pointe on
October 30, 2003.

Photo by Matt A.
Amy's Aurorae

When a spectacular display of the Northern Lights
 broke out in 2005, Amy and her dad shot
many pictures with her digital camera. 
When she opened them,
they were all black and she thought
they did not turn out! 
Image processing to the rescue -
Photoshop drew these photos out of the darkness!

 

More Amy:  The photo to the left and
 all the uncaptioned ones below it
 are more of Amy's photos.  Notice the
variety of colors and textures.
Trees appear blurry and stars are
trailed due to the time exposures
without a tripod.