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Blinkie joins Jupiter and Mars in the greatest circus of all
The flashing green-yellow lights of fireflies are a common sight in June and July. Jupiter is at upper left in this time exposure. Photo: Bob King I should have taken my camera out, but all I could do...
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All-nighter under the summer sky
A thin, orange crescent appears low in the northeastern sky this morning. Details: 200mm lens at f/2.8, ISO 800 and 1/3" exposure. Photo: Bob King Seeing the morning crescent moon rise was a fine way...
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Celebrate summer’s start ’round about midnight Friday
A radiant sun shines through a cluster of Norway pine needles. This Thursday-Friday marks the summer solstice or first day of summer. The season begins at 1:04 Eastern time June 21 and 10:04 p.m....
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Northern lights bloomed late last night and may return again tonight
A low green auroral arc glows quietly in the north early this morning. Credit: Bob King Last night’s bump in auroral activity took a long time to develop into a nice display. A funky green arc low in...
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Aurora Alert Tonight July 10-11 – Watch For Fireflies, Too
Organic constellations of firefly light speckle the foreground while the stars sparkle overhead. In the foreground, one nearby firefly crossed the view, sending out double-flashes of light about once a...
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We Love You Aurora, But Please Drop By When We’re Awake
Flickering parallel rays grow from a long auroral arc across the northern sky around 12:45 a.m. this morning 10 miles north of Duluth, Minn. Details: 20mm lens at f/2.8, ISO 2000, 30 seconds. Credit:...
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Green ‘Stars’ And Bowed Moon At Dusk
Fireflies are best on warm July evenings. Their green-yellow flashes are used to attract a mate and produced through an efficient chemical process. Each species of firefly has their own unique flash...
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Geomagnetic Storm Underway, Aurora Forecast Looks Good Tonight
An aurora-making G2 or even G3 geomagnetic storm is expected tonight. Be sure to watch at nightfall. This aurora is from April of this year. Credit: Bob King ** Update 10:30 p.m. CDT: After a day with...
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Bug-Eyed Over The Milky Way
A time exposure of the southern Milky Way and the planet Saturn (upper right) Saturday night caught a firefly with a double-flash pattern. Credit: Bob King Boy, it’s a buggy time of year. Standing...
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