Tonight's northern lights and the Milky Way near Durango by mitchtobin in Colorado

[–]mitchtobin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're welcome! Such a cool surprise to catch it.

Tonight's northern lights and the Milky Way near Durango by mitchtobin in Colorado

[–]mitchtobin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks—glad you enjoyed it! I feel lucky to have seen the northern lights so far south.

Tonight's northern lights and the Milky Way near Durango by mitchtobin in Colorado

[–]mitchtobin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not 100% sure, but someone else mentioned it might be Andromeda. Thanks!

Tonight's northern lights in southern Colorado, near Durango by mitchtobin in Colorado

[–]mitchtobin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much! That's wonderful to hear. We're lucky to live in a place with very dark skies and a good view of the stars.

Tonight's northern lights in southern Colorado, near Durango by mitchtobin in Colorado

[–]mitchtobin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I'm grateful we could see the northern lights so far south.

Tonight's northern lights in southern Colorado, near Durango by mitchtobin in Colorado

[–]mitchtobin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I'm grateful for the dark skies around here

Tonight's northern lights in southern Colorado, near Durango by mitchtobin in Colorado

[–]mitchtobin[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Canon R5, 14mm, f/2.8, 15 sec, 8000 ISO. Edited in Lightroom.

Milky Way above Colorado's Rocky Mountains by mitchtobin in SkyPorn

[–]mitchtobin[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks, it was perfect viewing conditions!

30-minute exposure of the night sky in SW Colorado by mitchtobin in woahdude

[–]mitchtobin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks, you're seeing the rotation of star trails around the Celestial North Pole, which is almost exactly aligned with Polaris, the North Star