My Aurora season has begun!! Just like any hunter, I look forward to Aurora season! To be honest there is no "season" for the Aurora, it actually occurs throughout the year but I live in a place that limits when I can see it because of our daylight hours during the summer. From late April through late August it is nearly impossible for me to see the Aurora. So when August and September come around I start getting excited to Aurora hunting. In the past this has meant watching to predictions and the weather for the right opportunity and then packing up my car with my photography gear, lawn chairs, blankets and winter gear. And then driving to a secluded dark spot and sitting for hours waiting for the chance to photograph this heavenly light show. But this year is a little different. We moved out of town and my front deck happens to point directly north, which hopefully means since I won't have to work quite as hard to get out to photograph that I will have more opportunities to do so. This year kicked off with a pretty good show. I was only able to photograph the first couple hours of it, had to run to run to the airport and pick up my son which of course was when the lights exploded in a phenomenal display. But even that smaller show was amazing to watch. So here is what I was able to get in my first Aurora hunt of the season.

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Looking to one side of my house

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Looking directly overhead

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And now the other side of our view.

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And sometimes even when you mess up a shot it gives you a an interesting result, it looks like there are ghosts of the trees in the aurora display.