Northern Lights Display of May 11, 2024, Above the Teton Mountains

Please note that for this week we'll be presenting additional photos of last spring's rare and stunning auroral display that was visible, from a number of places around the globe, in the middle latitudes.

Photographer: Glenn McCreery
Summary Author: Glenn McCreery

The photo of the colorful aurora featured above was captured from eastern Idaho on May 11, 2024, at 10:47 p.m. local time. I was positioned about 5 miles (8 km) south of the town of Driggs, Idaho. Lights of the town are shown in the foreground, with the silhouetted Teton Mountain Range in the background. The highest peak in the range, Grand Teton, is at center. Thanks primarily to the long shutter speed, the colors in the photograph are more brilliant and saturated than the human eye can perceive.

Photo Details: Canon 6D camera; Sony ART 24 mm lens; f1.4; 10 second exposure; ISO 1250. 

 

Driggs, Idaho Coordinates: 43.7232, -111.1109

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