Following a heavy overcast day, I wasn't holding out much hope of viewing a potential auroral display in the hours after midnight this morning. I woke up just as the calendar clicked over to November 7, and saw that according to spaceweather.com the Kp index was up to 5 with a possibility of intensification. Since the dog hadn't been out since we fell asleep during the second period of the Red Wings game, we stepped outside, me to check the cloud cover and Roscoe to water the lawn.
In the 3 hours that I napped on the couch the skies had just about cleared. I packed my camera gear into the car and headed toward Ludington State Park. As I headed up County Rd 116 I noticed glow through the clouds to the north. I pulled over and took a 10 second exposure with my camera held on the dashboard. There they were, the elusive glowing green pulses that I hadn't seen since...Wednesday.
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| Hand held through the windshield |
I found a suitable spot on Hamlin Lake and set up the rig.
Once again I created a video from some of the still shots. Here is the youtube link......Northern Lights 11/07/2015
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