No idea what this sunset really looked like as it was taken on film back about 2000. I'm thinking it was fairly spectacular as I would not have wasted film on a mundane sunset.
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Photo of the Day | November 2025
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Digby needs more practice with Hide and Seek!
I read somewhere, probably at the UAF Geophysical Institute in Fairbanks, Alaska (the Web link I posted before), that the red color Auroras are a little difficult for men to notice, and that in general some women can perceive the red color.
All I can say is that I didn't notice the redness of last night's Auroras. In fact they didn't look impressive enough for me to get out of my "warm" truck to photograph them, and only noticed how bright-red they were when I looked at the sky with my camera. So, when photographing the Auroras following the NOAA forecast (it shows the possible color displays), even if it seems that they are absent when I look at the sky, I now look through the camera whenever the NOAA forecast shows a band of red, or pink, or purple.
I took somewhere around 100 photos earlier in the night between 9:00 and 10:15 PM (Alaska time). In this case I missed the taking a great number of photos from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. The temperature was perhaps -4º F. by my house, and -13º F. five miles away where I drove my truck. By 9:00 PM the lights were red color, and by 10:00 PM some bright red lights with streaks of green appeared. By then my hands were getting to cold for me to stay outdoors
away from home, so I left 😁
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Managed to get a few shots last night. Tonight might be even better. It’s fun when they reach this far south.
