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December |
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WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 31, 2008 |
A cold night (-44ºC) for fireworks at Aurora Village near Yellowknife, but still a fantastic way to celebrate New Year's Eve!
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TIME: 23h07 / 00h04 Mountain
LOCATION: Aurora Village
DIRECTION: West
REPLAY (4.9 MB) |
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TUESDAY,
DECEMBER 30, 2008 |
As the temperature drops below -40ºC waves of ice fog cover Yellowknife, forcing a change in location to capture this classic geomagnetic display.
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TIME: 11h22 / 00h31 Mountain
LOCATION: Fraser Tower, Yellowknife Walking Trails
DIRECTION: East/Northwest
REPLAY (3.6 MB) |
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THURSDAY,
DECEMBER 18, 2008 |
An excellent reminder that a CALM aurora forecast still offers late night activity near Yellowknife, even with a bright moon and icy skies.
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TIME: 02h01 / 02h43 Mountain
LOCATION: Fraser Tower
DIRECTION: East
REPLAY (3.2 MB) |
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October |
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WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 15, 2008 |
A bright moon and gentle aurora calmly paint this Yellowknife River scene. Gemini stars Castor and Pollux drift across the centre of the replay.
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TIME: 23h56 / 0h55 Mountain
LOCATION: Yellowknife River
DIRECTION: Northeast
REPLAY (1.7 MB) |
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WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 1, 2008 |
An Ingraham Trail aurora with a Pontoon Lake relection. The lights were active almost all night, with substorms every few hours.
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TIME: 23h34 / 1h12 Mountain
LOCATION: Ingraham Trail
DIRECTION: East
REPLAY (4.1 MB) |
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September |
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MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER 8, 2008 |
Multiple cameras capture a swath of auroral colours as they crest behind a blanket of clouds above Prosperous Lake near Yellowknife.
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TIME: 23h12 / 1h07 Mountain
LOCATION: Ingraham Trail
DIRECTION: West
REPLAY (3.4 MB) |
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August |
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MONDAY,
AUGUST 11, 2008 |
The skies were just dark enough to capture a midsummer substorm above the shores of Deline on Great Bear Lake.
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TIME: 23h52 / 1h05 Mountain
LOCATION: Deline
DIRECTION: Northeast
REPLAY (1.6 MB) |
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July |
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SATURDAY,
JULY 26, 2008 |
This replay offers about an hour and a half of evidence that auroras above Yellowknife can be seen as early as July.
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TIME: 01h22 / 2h52 Mountain
LOCATION: Yellowknife
DIRECTION: East
REPLAY (2.8 MB) |
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April |
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SATURDAY,
APRIL 5, 2008 |
A great night of aurora along the Ingraham Trail near Yellowknife. Multiple substorms paint the fading sky with a wild display of colours.
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TIME: 22h33 / 2h14 Mountain
LOCATION: Ingraham Trail
DIRECTION: West
REPLAY (9.6 MB) |
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FRIDAY,
APRIL 4, 2008 |
This aurora replay features the arrival of a strong solar wind stream as it slams into Earth. What began as a calm evening quickly changed.
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TIME: 22h33 / 2h13 Mountain
LOCATION: Great Slave Lake
DIRECTION: Northwest
REPLAY (5.6 MB) |
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March |
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FRIDAY,
MARCH 14, 2008 |
Moderate activity at the mouth of the Yellowknife River is
replaced by a surge to the North. This isolated aurora twists
and turns for over an hour.
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TIME: 23h26 / 0h45 Mountain
LOCATION: Yellowknife River
DIRECTION: South & North
REPLAY (6.1 MB) |
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THURSDAY,
MARCH 13, 2008 |
A cold night punished the camera but rewarded the photographer.
A rapidly moving substorm erupted just before batteries lost
power.
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TIME: 23h58 / 0h45 Mountain
LOCATION: Yellowknife
DIRECTION: East
REPLAY (1.9 MB) |
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SATURDAY,
MARCH 8, 2008 |
An outstanding night of prolonged substorm activity with above
average intensity.
Dettah Ice Road traffic on Yellowknife Bay got a good
show.
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TIME: 23h58 / 0h45 Mountain
LOCATION: Yellowknife
DIRECTION: East
REPLAY (1.9 MB) |
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SATURDAY,
MARCH 1, 2008 |
A substorm ignites in the skies above Yellowknife's Old Town
landing strip. A thin layer of airborne ice crystals adds
a dull glow to this surging aurora.
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TIME: 23h57 / 0h19 Mountain
LOCATION: Yellowknife
DIRECTION: South
REPLAY (1.8 MB) |
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February |
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SUNDAY,
FEBRUARY 17, 2008 |
A gentle solar wind flows above the Dettah Ice Road. When a
full substorm erupts behind the camera, it splashes a wave of
aurora into view.
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TIME: 00h54 / 1h58 Mountain
LOCATION: Yellowknife
DIRECTION: Southeast
REPLAY (1.0 MB) |
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TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 12, 2008 |
A cold spell hits Yellowknife (minus 53 degrees Celsius) but
the camera prevailed with a series of short houseboat and substorm
segments.
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TIME: 23h57 / 1h05 Mountain
LOCATION: Yellowknife
DIRECTION: East
REPLAY (880 KB) |
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January |
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WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 23, 2008 |
A calm night on the ice road to Dettah is split by a steady
aurora. A majestic full moon, shining behind the camera, brightens
the snow and skies around Yellowknife.
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TIME: 23h58 / 0h24 Mountain
LOCATION: Yellowknife
DIRECTION: Northwest
REPLAY (1.3 MB) |
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TUESDAY,
JANUARY 15, 2008 |
City lights and moonlight are often a major obstacle, but
that doesn't mean the aurora isn't visible. As an aurora sweeps
from South to North, a frigid terrestrial wind swirls among
the chimneys.
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TIME: 23h58 / 0h47 Mountain
LOCATION: Yellowknife
DIRECTION: West
REPLAY (2.3 MB) |
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TUESDAY,
JANUARY 8, 2008 |
An intense night at Vee Lake near Yellowknife as a long-lasting
and frequently changing substorm erupts in the East. The replay
begins with a faint aurora flowing slowly in the West.
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TIME: 23h26 / 0h43 Mountain
LOCATION: Vee Lake
DIRECTION: East
REPLAY (2.9MB) |
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