Northern Lights in Iowa
Northern Lights in Iowa – Is this Heaven? No, this is Iowa.
That phrase is from the movie Field of Dreams. I have been very busy lately visiting family in Iowa on our way back north. The one thing I was not expecting this trip was to see Aurora Borealis, Northern Lights in Iowa. People all over the country witnessed this sighting all the way down to Alabama.
I almost missed seeing them entirely. Just so happened my little dog had to go outside at 3 am. I took her out and looked up and saw that the northern lights were still visible, as I had gone to sleep early and missed them when everyone else was out looking at them.
Actually at 3 am, they were not very colorful at all, but I went back in and decided to get my camera out and set it up outside. It is mesmerizing to say the least, to witness this event.
About an hour later, all of a sudden, the colors started to show up and they were lighting up the night sky. Shooting stars along with dancing lights.
I stood in the middle of this country road, no traffic and only the sound of coyotes howling in the distance.
These photos are straight out of the camera, I could see the pinks and greens with the naked eye. But a camera set with a long shutter speed will pick up even more of the colors. I was using 3 to 5 second shutter speed. ISO 4000, f2.8, and a wide angle lens.
Northern Lights in Iowa
Sandra Jβs Into the Light Adventures
Sandra Jβs Photography & Fine Arts
By Sandra
43 Replies to “Northern Lights in Iowa”
So cool You don’t often see them that far south. π€£ππ
Yes, it was a treat to see them and they were only visible that one night.
Beautiful!
Thank you π
These are just extraordinary Sandra – you did a wonderful job capturing the colors.
It was so nice to see them again. Seems like I always miss them up north.
I wonder if they were vibrant up north. They didn’t say on the news.
I never heard about it for the north area either.
That’s too bad.
It was overcast here, plus there’s too much light pollution. There were traffic jams on Sat from people driving out to the desert to try and see them.
I heard advicethat cameras would capture more colors than visible by eye.
Your pics are great. I’m completely envious!!
Yes, I was lucky enough to be out in the country, not many people out there. Plus early morning seemed to be peak for the color.
Fantastic shots… Even we got to see them here in Middle England π xx
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So beautiful βΊοΈπ€©π
Beautiful
It was amazing to watch. π
π³ wowβ¦. Nothing in the Lowcountry
I was lucky to get to see it. π
Great colors! Looks like you were in a key spot based on activity levels.
Yes, I was surprised to see them that colorful here.
Great catch Sandra. Absolutely amazing.
Thank you very much Gary. π
Spectacular ! πππ©·ππ
Thank you very much Francine βΊοΈ
What a miracle that you were witness to, thanks to your puppy! Amazing shots, Sandra, just beautific! Glorious, really.
Yes Kim, I would have missed it if it wasn’t for her.
Itβs been so rainy and cloudy that we havenβt had a chance to see it yet.
It was only visible here that one night. I am glad there were no clouds.
You did get some great shots! Wow.
Thank you very much Marland.
You’re welcome.
Reward your dog for that π
Yes, I would have missed them for sure if she did not have to go out at the right time.
So beautiful
It was amazing to watch them. π
wowsers! such beauty.
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I am so glad I got to see them. π
Yes! Same here. I’ve had a few failed attempts over the years when the space weather was favourable but the local weather never saw fit to cooperate! So finally getting to see them on Friday was a real treat.
Yes, and clear sky’s here that night. It was fairly warm out also. So nice.
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Beautiful and memorizing.
Yes, the colors are amazing π
Realy exceptional but….. I missed it π
Great shots Sandra.