Millions of people across the US recently got their first view of the Aurora Borealis, or “Northern Lights”, as the night sky turned a rainbow of unusual colors. When I mentioned the aurora in my last blog post about astrophotography for Valentine’s Day, little did I know that this summer would be such an amazing opportunity to see this colorful phenomenon in action. In recent months, those of us in Madison, WI have been treated to several beautiful displays of green, red, and purple auroras; and I was able to capture some of them on camera:
(Photos by Bob…
