This week, I chose to write about the picture called Northern Lights Over Prelude Lake, uploaded on September 17, 2010. It is a picture of the Prelude Lake in Canada one night. There are curtains of pretty green, shimmering light upon the night landscape. These kinds of light are becoming a regular thing for this area.
The lights are called aurora borealis, which are high mesmerizing lights that occur in northern latitudes. September 23 is upcoming, which means the equinox is on its way as well. Meaning, nights are going to get longer and these auroras will be in season. This picture of the night landscape was recorded on September 11, 2010, and at the time the lights spanned to approximately 180 degrees. This type of light can be called an auroral glow, since the lights are called aurora borealis. Through this auroral glow, bright stars can be seen. To the left of the picture, we see a familiar northern asterism. This would be the constellation of the Big Dipper. And, to the far right, we see a more compact constellation, which is the Pleiades Star Cluster.
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