2025
September 30 (Russel-McPherron Effect G3 Storm)
 
        Surprise Equinox Aurora - Amethyst Bay, Lake Superior, Ontario
 
        Surprise Equinox Aurora - Amethyst Bay, Lake Superior, Ontario
 
        Surprise Equinox Aurora - Amethyst Bay, Lake Superior, Ontario
 
        Surprise Equinox Aurora - Amethyst Bay, Lake Superior, Ontario
 
        Surprise Equinox Aurora - Amethyst Bay, Lake Superior, Ontario
 
        Surprise Equinox Aurora - Amethyst Bay, Lake Superior, Ontario
 
        Surprise Equinox Aurora - Amethyst Bay, Lake Superior, Ontario
 
        Surprise Equinox Aurora - Amethyst Bay, Lake Superior, Ontario
 
        Surprise Equinox Aurora - Amethyst Bay, Lake Superior, Ontario
 
        Surprise Equinox Aurora - Amethyst Bay, Lake Superior, Ontario
 
        Stable Auroral Red (SAR) arc which preceded the main light show
 
        Stable Auroral Red (SAR) arc which preceded the main light show
September 14 (Russel-McPherron Effect G3 Storm)
 
        Unexpected G3 Magnitude Storm - Amethyst Bay, Lake Superior, Ontario, Canada
 
        Unexpected G3 Magnitude Storm - Amethyst Bay, Lake Superior, Ontario, Canada
 
        Unexpected G3 Magnitude Storm - Amethyst Bay, Lake Superior, Ontario, Canada
 
        Unexpected G3 Magnitude Storm - Amethyst Bay, Lake Superior, Ontario, Canada
 
        Unexpected G3 Magnitude Storm - Amethyst Bay, Lake Superior, Ontario, Canada
 
        Unexpected G3 Magnitude Storm - Amethyst Bay, Lake Superior, Ontario, Canada
 
        Unexpected G3 Magnitude Storm - Amethyst Bay, Lake Superior, Ontario, Canada
 
        Unexpected G3 Magnitude Storm - Amethyst Bay, Lake Superior, Ontario, Canada
 
        Unexpected G3 Magnitude Storm - Amethyst Bay, Lake Superior, Ontario, Canada
 
        Unexpected G3 Magnitude Storm - Amethyst Bay, Lake Superior, Ontario, Canada
March 21 (Equinox G2 Geomagnetic Storm)
 
        G2 Geomagnetic Storm over Amethyst Bay, Lake Superior - March 21, 2025
 
        G2 Geomagnetic Storm over Amethyst Bay, Lake Superior - March 21, 2025
 
        G2 Geomagnetic Storm over Amethyst Bay, Lake Superior - March 21, 2025
 
        G2 Geomagnetic Storm over Amethyst Bay, Lake Superior - March 21, 2025
 
        G2 Geomagnetic Storm over Amethyst Bay, Lake Superior - March 21, 2025
 
        G2 Geomagnetic Storm over Amethyst Bay, Lake Superior - March 21, 2025
 
        G2 Geomagnetic Storm over Amethyst Bay, Lake Superior - March 21, 2025
 
        G2 Geomagnetic Storm over Amethyst Bay, Lake Superior - March 21, 2025
2024
October 10th and 11th (G4 Geomagnetic Storm with some cloud cover)
 
        Moonrise during severe G4 Geomagnetic Storm over Amethyst Bay
 
        Severe G4 Geomagnetic Storm over Amethyst Bay
 
        Auroral Corona during severe G4 Geomagnetic Storm over Amethyst Bay
 
        Severe G4 Geomagnetic Storm over Amethyst Bay
 
        Severe G4 Geomagnetic Storm over Amethyst Bay
 
        Auroral Corona during severe G4 Geomagnetic Storm over Amethyst Bay
 
        Auroral Corona during severe G4 Geomagnetic Storm over Amethyst Bay
 
        Auroral Corona during severe G4 Geomagnetic Storm over Amethyst Bay
 
        Severe G4 Geomagnetic Storm over Amethyst Bay
 
        Auroral Corona during severe G4 Geomagnetic Storm over Amethyst Bay
 
        Auroral Corona during severe G4 Geomagnetic Storm over Amethyst Bay
 
        Auroral Corona during severe G4 Geomagnetic Storm over Amethyst Bay
 
        Auroral Corona during severe G4 Geomagnetic Storm over Amethyst Bay
 
        Auroral Corona during severe G4 Geomagnetic Storm over Amethyst Bay
 
        Auroral Corona during severe G4 Geomagnetic Storm over Amethyst Bay
 
        Full sky aurora over Amethyst Bay during G4 Geomagnetic Storm
 
        Full sky aurora over Amethyst Bay during G4 Geomagnetic Storm
 
        Full sky aurora over Amethyst Bay during G4 Geomagnetic Storm
October 7th and 8th, 2024 (G3 Geomagnetic Storm)
 
        Full sky image of intense red and green colours during G3 storm
 
        Full sky image of intense red and green colours during G3 storm
 
        Full sky image of intense red and green colours during G3 storm
 
        Green and purple corona during G3 storm
 
        Green aurora over Amethyst Bay, Lake Superior during G3 storm
 
        Red and green corona during G3 storm
 
        Red and green corona during G3 storm
 
        Red and green corona during G3 storm
 
        SAR arc just before the storm intensified to a G3
 
        SAR arc just before the storm intensified to a G3
 
        SAR arc just before the storm intensified to a G3
 
        SAR arc just before the storm intensified to a G3
September 17, 2024
 
        G4 Geomagnetic Storm during Harvest Moon - Amethyst Bay
 
        G4 Geomagnetic Storm during Harvest Moon - Amethyst Bay
 
        G4 Geomagnetic Storm during Harvest Moon - Amethyst Bay
 
        G4 Geomagnetic Storm during Harvest Moon - Amethyst Bay
 
        G4 Geomagnetic Storm during Harvest Moon - Amethyst Bay
 
        G4 Geomagnetic Storm during Harvest Moon - Amethyst Bay
August 11, 2024
 
        Strong G4 Aurora over Amethyst Bay on Lake Superior
 
        Strong G4 Aurora over Amethyst Bay on Lake Superior
 
        Strong G4 Aurora over Amethyst Bay on Lake Superior
 
        Strong G4 Aurora over Amethyst Bay on Lake Superior
 
        Strong G4 Aurora over Amethyst Bay on Lake Superior
 
        Strong G4 Aurora over Amethyst Bay - Yellow and Pink Corona
 
        Strong G4 Aurora over Amethyst Bay on Lake Superior
 
        Strong G4 Aurora over Amethyst Bay - Green and Purple Corona
May 10, 2024
 
        Six CME's were hurled towards Earth by hyperactive sunspot AR3664 causing a G5 Extreme event on May 10 2024
 
        G5 Extreme Geomagnetic storm obscured by clouds - May 10 2024
 
        G5 Extreme Geomagnetic storm obscured by clouds - May 10 2024
 
        G5 Extreme Geomagnetic storm obscured by clouds - May 10 2024
 
        G5 Extreme Geomagnetic storm obscured by clouds - May 10 2024
 
        G5 Extreme Geomagnetic storm obscured by clouds - May 10 2024
 
        G5 Extreme Geomagnetic storm obscured by clouds - May 10 2024
 
        G5 Extreme Geomagnetic storm obscured by clouds - May 10 2024
 
        G5 Extreme Geomagnetic storm obscured by clouds - May 10 2024
2023
December 1, 2023
 
        Morning G3 Geomagnetic Storm - Amethyst Bay, Shuniah, Ontario
 
        Morning G3 Geomagnetic Storm - Amethyst Bay, Shuniah, Ontario
 
        Morning G3 Geomagnetic Storm - Amethyst Bay, Shuniah, Ontario
 
        Morning G3 Geomagnetic Storm - Amethyst Bay, Shuniah, Ontario
May 19, 2023
 
        Surprise G2 Geomagnetic Storm on May 19, 2023
 
        Surprise G2 Geomagnetic Storm on May 19, 2023
 
        Surprise G2 Geomagnetic Storm on May 19, 2023
 
        Surprise G2 Geomagnetic Storm on May 19, 2023
 
        Surprise G2 Geomagnetic Storm on May 19, 2023
April 23, 2023
 
        G4 Geomagnetic Storm on April 23, 2023
 
        G4 Geomagnetic Storm on April 23, 2023
 
        G4 Geomagnetic Storm on April 23, 2023
 
        G4 Geomagnetic Storm on April 23, 2023
 
        G4 Geomagnetic Storm on April 23, 2023
 
        G4 Geomagnetic Storm on April 23, 2023
March 23, 2023
On the evening of March 23, 2023, there was an unpredicted severe (category G4) geomagnetic storm.  The aurora was already visible in the evening twilight, joining the setting crescent Moon and Venus.  I used two cameras, a Canon 6D with a Sigma 20mm ART lens and a Canon 6D MKII with a Sigma 8mm fisheye lens to capture the full sky aurora.  During one of the imaging runs, the International Space Station made a flyby directly through the camera’s field of view.
 
        Amazing Aurora - G4 Storm on Mar 23 2023
 
        Amazing Aurora - G4 Storm on Mar 23 2023
 
        Amazing Aurora - G4 Storm on Mar 23 2023
 
        Amazing Aurora - G4 Storm on Mar 23 2023
 
        Amazing Aurora - G4 Storm on Mar 23 2023
 
        Amazing Aurora - G4 Storm on Mar 23 2023
 
        Amazing Aurora - G4 Storm on Mar 23 2023
 
        Amazing Aurora - G4 Storm on Mar 23 2023
 
        Amazing Aurora - G4 Storm on Mar 23 2023
 
        Amazing Aurora - G4 Storm on Mar 23 2023
 
        Amazing Aurora - G4 Storm on Mar 23 2023
 
        Amazing Aurora - G4 Storm on Mar 23 2023
February 26, 2023
 
        G2/G3 Geomagnetic Storm on February 26, 2023
 
        G2/G3 Geomagnetic Storm on February 26, 2023
 
        G2/G3 Geomagnetic Storm on February 26, 2023
 
        G2/G3 Geomagnetic Storm on February 26, 2023
 
        G2/G3 Geomagnetic Storm on February 26, 2023
 
        G2/G3 Geomagnetic Storm on February 26, 2023
 
        G2/G3 Geomagnetic Storm on February 26, 2023
2022
 
        Surprise G2 Geomagnetic Storm on Sept 26/27, 2022
 
        Surprise G2 Geomagnetic Storm on Sept 26/27, 2022
 
        Surprise G2 Geomagnetic Storm on Sept 26/27, 2022
 
        Surprise G2 Geomagnetic Storm on Sept 26/27, 2022
 
        Surprise G2 Geomagnetic Storm on Sept 26/27, 2022
 
        G2 Geomagnetic Storm on September 3/4, 2022
 
        G2 Geomagnetic Storm on September 3/4, 2022
 
        G2 Geomagnetic Storm on September 3/4, 2022
 
        G2 Geomagnetic Storm on September 3/4, 2022
 
        G2 Geomagnetic Storm on September 3/4, 2022
 
        G2 Geomagnetic Storm on September 3/4, 2022
 
        G2 Geomagnetic Storm on September 3/4, 2022
 
        G2 Geomagnetic Storm on September 3/4, 2022
 
        G2 Geomagnetic Storm on September 3/4, 2022
 
        G2 Geomagnetic Storm on September 3/4, 2022
 
        G1 Geomagnetic Storm on July 22/23, 2022
 
        G1 Geomagnetic Storm on July 22/23, 2022
 
        G1 Geomagnetic Storm on July 22/23, 2022
 
        G1 Geomagnetic Storm on July 22/23, 2022
 
        G1 Geomagnetic Storm on July 22/23, 2022
2021
 
        G3 Geomagnetic Storm - Nov 3/4 2021
 
        G3 Geomagnetic Storm - Nov 3/4 2021
 
        G3 Geomagnetic Storm - Nov 3/4 2021
 
        G3 Geomagnetic Storm - Nov 3/4 2021
 
        G3 Geomagnetic Storm - Nov 3/4 2021
 
        G3 Geomagnetic Storm and Winter Milky Way - Nov 3/4 2021
 
        G2 Geomagnetic Storm - October 11/12 2021
 
        G2 Geomagnetic Storm - October 11/12 2021
 
        G2 Geomagnetic Storm - October 11/12 2021
 
        G2 Geomagnetic Storm - October 11/12 2021
 
        G2 Geomagnetic Storm - October 11/12 2021
 
        G2 Geomagnetic Storm and the Pleiades - October 11/12 2021
 
        G1 Storm on March 13, 2021
 
        G1 Storm on March 13, 2021
 
        G1 Storm on March 13, 2021
 
        G1 Storm on March 13, 2021
 
        G1 Storm on March 13, 2021
 
        G1 Storm on March 13, 2021
 
        G2 Geomagnetic Storm with bright gibbous moon - Mar 1, 2021
 
        G2 Geomagnetic Storm with bright gibbous moon - Mar 1, 2021
 
        G2 Geomagnetic Storm with bright gibbous moon - Mar 1, 2021
 
        First Aurora of 2021 that I have photographed - Feb 7, 2021
 
        First Aurora of 2021 that I have photographed - Feb 7, 2021
2019
 
        September 28, 2019
 
        September 28, 2019
 
        September 28, 2019
 
        August 31, 2019
 
        August 31, 2019
 
        August 31, 2019
2018
 
        May 6, 2018
 
        May 6, 2018
 
        May 6, 2018
2017
 
        October 13, 2017
 
        October 13, 2017
 
        October 13, 2017
 
        October 13, 2017
 
        September 28, 2017
 
        September 28, 2017
 
        September 28, 2017
 
        Pink Aurora (lower right) - September 28, 2017
 
        September 28, 2017
 
        September 28, 2017
 
        September 7, 2017 with Bright Moon
 
        September 7, 2017 with Bright Moon
 
        September 7, 2017 with Bright Moon
 
        September 7, 2017 with Bright Moon
 
        September 7, 2017 with Bright Moon
 
        April 21, 2017
 
        April 21, 2017
 
        April 21, 2017
 
        March 30, 2017
 
        March 30, 2017
 
        March 30, 2017
 
        March 30, 2017
 
        March 30, 2017
 
        March 2, 2017
 
        March 2, 2017
 
        March 2, 2017
 
        March 2, 2017
2016
 
        Beautiful Red Aurora - October 3, 2016
 
        Beautiful Red Aurora - October 3, 2016
 
        September 2, 2016
 
        September 2, 2016
 
        September 2, 2016
 
        September 2, 2016
 
        September 2, 2016
 
        September 2, 2016
 
        September 2, 2016
 
        May 8, 2016
 
        Auroral Corona - May 8, 2016
 
        Auroral Corona - May 8, 2016
 
        May 8, 2016
 
        May 8, 2016
 
        May 8, 2016
 
        May 8, 2016
 
        Beautiful Purple Aurora - May 1, 2016
 
        Beautiful Purple Aurora - May 1, 2016
 
        Beautiful Purple Aurora - May 1, 2016
2015
 
        September 9, 2015
 
        September 9, 2015
 
        September 9, 2015
 
        September 9, 2015
 
        September 9, 2015
 
        September 9, 2015
 
        September 9, 2015
 
        September 9, 2015
 
        Twilight Aurora and "UFO-like" object which was a confirmed rocket launch - June 22, 2015
 
        SpaceWeather.com post confirming launch
 
        June 22, 2015
 
        June 22, 2015
 
        Full Sky Aurora - June 22, 2015
 
        Full Sky Aurora - June 22, 2015
 
        Full Sky Aurora - June 22, 2015
 
        March 17, 2015
 
        March 17, 2015
 
        March 17, 2015
 
        March 17, 2015
 
        March 17, 2015
 
        March 17, 2015
 
        March 17, 2015
2014
 
        Moon and Aurora - February 19, 2014
 
        February 19, 2014
 
        February 19, 2014
 
        February 19, 2014
 
        Full Sky Milky Way and Aurora - June 8, 2014
2011
Absolutely the most VIVID RED aurora that I have ever witnessed and photographed.  Caledon, Ontario - October 24, 2011
 
        Amazing Red Aurora - October 24, 2011
 
        Amazing Red Aurora - October 24, 2011
 
        Amazing Red Aurora - October 24, 2011
 
         
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                      