We were heading out of Vancouver, Canada, on our 7-day Alaska cruise, quite an exciting embarkation day, as our group of 9 childhood friends and spouses took to the sea. It was late and we all had said our "good-nights" and "see you in the mornings" and gone to bed. But we hadn't expected the PA-system to kick on and the Captain to announce, "I'm sorry for this disturbance, but we have a phenomenon off the starboard side of the vessel - Northern Lights. It is such a rarity I felt this notification was warranted, please pardon the intrusion." I sprung out of bed and beheld the site from the balcony, grabbed my camera and tripod and took images for the next hour from all over the ship. But I must say, the best images came from the balcony, as there was a lot more ambient light on the decks. It also was more windy and cold!
Northern Lights for the First Time - Inside Passage - Out of Vancouver CA
20mm · f/1.8 · 4s · ISO 2000
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4 Comments
Frank I'm so glad for you, and all the passengers, family and friends aboard had a chance to see this fabulous natural display!
I hope they were as amazing as the ones I've experienced in Wyoming.
It was awe-inspiring for all that witnessed them, in our group!
I have yet to witness them in the lower 48, but I can't imagine it not being fun and beautiful to see and capture!
I guess this past week was a good time to catch them pretty far southward, my wife showed me an image with a saguaro silhouette in the foreground!
So were the aurora no the cruise the same event of the past week?
I really have no current desire in see them any lower that a Latitude of 43˚-44˚ unless they were at a Carrington Event Level ... 1859 solar storm although back then light pollution was not an issue as it is today.
Ah you don't get to see the date entry — 08/31/2024.
Your comment had me looking up everything else you mentioned, too. Carrington Event, wow, especially 'shocking' for telegraph operators...pun intended! I am wondering how they even measured the event...guess I'm going to have to research more.