Northern Lights, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska #3048

In early November I spent two cold nights on a northern lights watch in front of the Mendenhall Glacier. I logged four-hours each night and got two ten-minute opportunities of actual shooting time, and what a great twenty minutes! I posted the first image from this shoot during the holidays in late December and named the image “Rainbow Aurora” (#3041). While reviewing the shoot recently I realized I had another strong image. Both  images were shot during a full moon night. This image was shot before the moonrise. In “Rainbow Aurora” the moon had risen and the glacier was awash in full moonlight. I call a shoot that produces two really strong image a “twofer”. “Twofer” days or nights are rare. Thanks for visiting – Camera: Nikon D800, Lens: Nikkor 24-120mm, Digital Capture, Tripod ©Mark Kelley