Hoarfrost is a new thing to me. I suppose I’ve seen it before in smaller form and not had the word to name it.
October 27, 2014 Solar Sectory Boundary Crossing
There were quite a few nice events this night, including meteors with persistent ion trains, aurora, airglow:
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Persistent ion train Sept 24, 2014
This is one of the nicest persistent ion trains I’ve captured. It lasted until the first light of dawn started washing the stars from the sky.
The full night timelapse is nearly dusk to dawn and includes a bit of aurora and airglow. This video was compiled from 1,034 still photos taken between 7:51pm Sept 23 – 5:27am Sept 24
Fireflies in June
I was traveling when Heather reported the first firefly on June 7. By mid-June they were out in massive numbers and are an ongoing spectacle now.