Last night it happened again. During my crossing of the Northern Atlantic on a Delta flight from Portland to Amsterdam I was blessed with another of nature’s most magic light shows, the Aurea Borealis.
Please excuse that the photographs I took with my little Ricoh GR II are not the sharpest. I took the photos out of a slightly shaking airplane with 6 seconds shutter speed and ISO 3200, the camera resting on a book I put onto the pillow I stuffed between seat and window. All I could do. But I wanted to share the magic of that moment.
I was consciously looking for the Northern Lights, as a fellow blogger currently on the ground in Norway captured them the night before. So I made sure I had a window seat on the left side, facing north. And then it was just a matter of waiting (and not falling asleep). And I got indeed lucky! More than enough compensation for the stress of a 4 day US trip.
Have a splendid weekend!
Marcus
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Amazing that you saw this and captured it so perfectly. I️ have seen northern lights once flying and it did not look anywhere close to your photos. What an amazing experience!
Again?! How awesome!!
Yesss, I was blessed once more 🙂 !
Splendid captures! It’s on our bucket list to see the northern lights.
Thanks for commenting, Cheryl! It took me 50 years to see my first 😉
Thanks for the hope, Marcus! 🙂 I’ve got sometime to get there.
Must have been incredible to view from 40K feet. thanks for sharing! Eva
Thanks, Eva, it was incredible! Marcus
No! Again!! I was a flight attendant and it never happened to me – I dream of seeing them one day! 🙂
Actually, the (very senior) Delta flight attendant asked why I was staring out the window the whole time in the middle of the night. When I pointed out the lights she was totally amazed and said, she never has seen that before.
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Traumhaft! Sowas will ich unbedingt auch mal live erleben!! Ich beneide Dich um diese Momente (aber es sei Dir gegönnt) 😉
Danke, Markus. Sicherer gibt es die Nordlichter in Norwegen zu sehen 😉 Bei meinen unendlichen Flügen war es auch erst das zweite Mal. Wer weiss, wie viele ich schon verschlafen habe 😉 Marcus
😉 Dann auf nach Norwegen!!!
Stunning and this had to have been amazing to witness. I’m glad you got to see it. Have a beautiful day Marcus. Hugs
Thanks my friend! Have a great week yourself! Marcus
MAGICAL. I’ve never a better reason to stay awake on an overnight flight!
Thanks, Heide 🙂 !
Wonderful photos Marcus, enjoy the rest of the weekend 🙂 Lynne
Thanks, Lynne, likewise!
Thanks for sharing this. I didn’t know one can see them from an airplane.
Your are very welcome, Neithn. I wasn’t aware either, then I saw a tweet about someone seeing some from the plane. Since then I looked and experienced it twice now! Marcus
Truly magic! I cannot believe I missed these (I flew the day before from Boston to Munich). The thought – seeing inflight polar lights- never crossed my mind. Too bad! But I am wiser. Now. For the next time. Thanks for sharing. They are beautiful (the lights and your pics).
By the way – 4 weeks ago I was in Nürnberg for the first time. Since I was there for business I had little time to explore your city but I liked what I saw and will come back with more time and only for pleasure. 😁
Have a wonderful sunday!
Annett
Thank you so much for your kind words, Annett. I keep fingers crossed that you see them next time on a night flight!
Next time you make it to Nuremberg let me know. It would be nice to meet a fellow blogger for a coffee 🙂
Have a great week! Marcus
I‘ll keep that in mind 😁
First class view! Fantastic!
Thanks 🙂 ! Actually, it was a Business Class view 😜! Marcus
Wow! indeed. Magnificent sight. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Alina, highly appreciated 😀! Marcus
Marcus, many compliments for these magnificent photographs. I have never seen something like this. BEAUTIFUL!
Thanks, Kaya, it means so much! Marcus
I dream of seeing the northern lights, what a beautiful set of photographs you’ve captured the depth of colour so vibrantly
Thanks, Adell, so glad you like the photos! I had to wait 50 years for my first northern lights, so you have plenty of time to chase your dream! Marcus
They just look phenomenal! Was it worth the wait for you to see them?
Yes, it was so worth it! They went on for almost one hour, and I loved every second of it! I would never tire of this! A present from heaven, literally! Have a splendid Sunday! Marcus
Brilliant.
Thanks so much! Marcus
Wow!! It’s beautiful..! Thanks for sharing this..
Thanks for your kind words, Anju! So much appreciated 😀! Marcus
You are a lucky man, Marcus. This is really special indeed and the images are spectacular and fabulous captured under the special circumstances. Have a great and sunny weekend.
Stefan
Thanks, Stefan, love your kind words! My weekend is super sunny at the foot of the Dachstein 😎! Marcus
Natürlich auch ein schönes Wochenende und LG
Danke 😊🙏!
Super! Ich freu mich für dich das du deine zweiten Nordlichter gesehen hast! Meine Aurora-app hatte für Mittwoch bis morgen super viel Nordlichtaktivität vorausgesagt. Leider ist es seit gestern bewölkt in Norwegen!
Danke, Wiebke! Das wird schon noch mit mehr Nordlicht!! Viele Grüße aus den Alpen!
I have never seen one, yet.You got very lucky…..and the camera at hand. Great shots,
Marcus. Love you, Dad
Danke, Dad 😀! Love you too!
That’s amazing for a trip view!
This is awesome!
Thank you for your kind words! Marcus
Awesome! I’ve wondered about getting a photo like this. 👍🏻💕
Thanks, John, so much appreciated! Have a splendid weekend! Marcus
Wow! How lucky you are, Marcus. Fabulous images.
Thanks, Jane, this is special indeed. In all those flights I saw them twice.
The prized capture
Yes indeed … thanks Arv! Wish you a great weekend! Marcus
you too, Marcus 🙂