Aurora Borealis
Location: Hall's Harbour, NS
Date: 2014-09-12
Time: not recorded
Equipment: Visual + Camera time-lapse
Transparency: Not recorded
Seeing: Not recorded
Photo by Jerry Black. 9:27 PM using Nikon D800, 25-second exposure, f/2.8 ISO 2500
We had heard the Aurora Borealis would be visible from the northern shores of our province so we headed to Hall's Harbour on the Fundy Shore.
Jerry set up his equipment for time-lapse as the colours would not be seen from our latitude. We couldn't see the vibrant colours but we could see the undulating pale cream bands on the northern horizon. They varied in brightness, height and distance from us. We were very excited to see the Aurora despite it being colourless. Our daughter and son-in-law who resided in Kentville area brought hot chocolate to us on the beach - very much appreciated!! The light on the pier did have some effect on the visibility.
NOTE: I did see a red-green Aurora while camping at Lake Superior Provincial Park in mid-July 1987. My brother and I sat up until the wee hours of the morning chatting and saw them overhead.