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Shortest Day & Longest Night (Aurora!) - Ibex Valley, Yukon
21 December 2014 - Sunday
The shortest day of the year...lovely day it was too. Took some time for a walk about around the property.
The creek stays open year round regardless of the temperature -
maybe a warm spring nearby
The shadows and colours take a different tone this time of year.
Boundary Ranges to the southeast
To the south, with the sun at its high point for the day
In June, the sun is almost directly overhead, very different!
It rises and sets to the north of the cabin, shining through the
windows on that side.
Another of the creek - it isn't deep yet it doesn't freeze!
It was a nice day. Nearer bedtime, I took the dogs out for their pee. ACK! Raced back in to get my camera...
Apparently a geomagnetic storm is contributing much colour to the lights!
Looking to the northwest
To the west
To the east now
To the north
Looking to the north, with the cabin lower right
To the east again, as the lights started to settle
The northern lights were getting quieter so I headed back to the warmth of the cabin. Just before I was to step in, I looked up! Wow! One last flash...
The lights rolled away for the night
A perfectly wonderful day!
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