I have always wanted to witness the aurora borealis with my own eyes, and chance brought this phenomenon right over my home.
My husband and I went outside and watched right after sunset, as the sky dimmed and the stars began to pop out. We noticed a pink "cloud" to the northeast. It looked vague and unlike any photo I've ever seen of the Northern Lights, yet, the sky was pink where it normally would be midnight blue, and we could see the stars right through it.
David took a photo with his Nikon D5, and the photo looked just like the photos
This particular shade of green reminded me of the color that alien beings from other galaxies are painted in cartoons. I wondered if the aurora borealis, such an otherworldly experience is why.
The magical streaks of color -- though not as bold to our eyes as the camera saw them -- inspired me to draw the experience and write about it in my nature journal.
I had seen by other Aurora watchers, with streamers of bright color and more diffuse areas.
That way, I can return to the experience to remind myself of how lucky I was to witness it.
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