"The aurora was growing so intense that it was leaving shadows on the snow during an outing on the Chena River east of Fairbanks, Alaska on this night of March 26-27, 2008. It was impossible to hold still. There were so many things going on in all parts of the sky at one time. This arc in the northwest had suddenly brightened and formed many rays with purplish undersides that indicated very energetic particles were now penetrating the Earth's atmosphere to lower levels than the most common green type of aurora. I used a 6x9 cm. medium format camera and a 50mm wide-angle lens to record the spectacular sight above our campsite. Copyright (c) Dennis C. Anderson Night Trax Photography Contact at: auroradude@acsalaska.net or visit: www.auroradude.com " |
