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posted: November 30th, 2021

This page actually begins with a single sunrise time photo which was taken on October 30.  After that we show you 27 absolutely amazing Aurora Borealis photos which were taken on the night of November 3rd.  Then there are a couple of photos taken by moonlight later on in the month, and those are followed by a few shots at one of our bird feeders.  There is then a collage of photos which were taken by Kazuya during the night of the partial lunar eclipse on November 18 - 19.  The final 4 shots this month were taken while I was using our snow blower in the driveway.  Click on any thumbnail to begin.

Begin October 30th - November 3rd
  Here is a single sunrise time photo which was taken on October 30th.
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  During the night of November 3rd - 4th the world experienced one of the most incredible aurora storms of the past several years, and we were fortunate to have been able to have advance notice of the storm and then actually witness it. All of these photos were adjusted at least a tiny bit. In most cases they had to actually be toned down a bit, if you can imagine that.
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  People all over the world -- from Alaska, Sweden, Norway, Finland, even northern Michigan, Minnesota and so on posted photos the next day.
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  We were most fortunate to have just purchased new iPhones (iPhone 12-mini) just a few days previous to this date. All of these photos were taken with our new iPhones. Our other cameras could never have captured what our new iPhones did. WOW!
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  We noted that our iPhones captured most of these images at between 1/5 second and 1.1 seconds exposure time, so you can easily note some movement, as we were holding our phones in our hands, but please note that the stars are not too wiggly.
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  Things were happening so quickly that even the exposure time noted above resulted in significant movement of the Aurora bands, waves, curtains and coronas. This was too amazing.
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  This night's display was, without a doubt, the most amazing display of the Aurora that Kazuya had ever seen, and I believe that it was the most amazing that I have ever seen too, though I once saw a display which was similar, back in the mid-1980's.
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  Hope that you're not bored yet.
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  The photos speak for themselves.
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  Here are the final three Aurora shots. We hope to get another chance to see something like this in our lifetime.
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End November 3rd, Begin November 17th - 25th
  Here are two shots taken with the iPhone 12-mini - the only light is moonlight. The exposure time on these photos was 1/2 second.
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  Here are two shots of Black-capped Chickadees (Poecile atricapillus) enjoying our "peanut butter stick".
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  Look at this tiny creature working for a very tiny bit of peanut butter at 20° below zero. In the second shot you can see the tiny bit of peanut butter in its mouth.
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  You're probably aware of the partial lunar eclipse (97% complete) which happened during the night of November 18 - 19. Kazuya was very patient and managed to get plenty of photos so that he could create this fine collage of the event.
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  On November 25th I used our snow-blower to clear the driveway of snow. The temperature was at 18° below zero and the snow was so fine that it was like fog in the air. Kazuya noticed it and shot some photos, which came out very nice.
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  Here are two final shots of powder snow filling the air while I was using the snow blower.
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End November 25th, End November 2021's Photos, Begin Our Publications Links

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