Jan 18
Not so cold
I would normally not think that -20°C is any temperature for outdoors activities. But these clear cloudless nights are so rare that I felt it was a shame to waste it, especially now that there was a little bit of moonlight (37% crescent). 
I was determined to do some starry sky photography and had a spot in mind, but then it turned out that it was also a good night for aurora. One look out the kitchen window and I was in such a hurry to get out that I forgot my reflex vest. Not that it mattered in the end, there was absolutely zero traffic… Anyway, it seems like once again I just missed the best show but at least the first frame I took turned out 
good unlike the missed focused first shots from Monday.
I was out for three hours and I’m surprised how the cold weather didn’t affect me at all. Well, a little bit, but I just occasionally rubbed my cheeks to get the blood going, and then when my fingers and toes felt cold, I moved to the next spot and got the warmth back while walking (with snowshoes = extra effort).
I even got to the spot I had first thought about, to shoot Orion above the trees (same spot where I took the sunburst shot in December). Ok so the spot wasn’t as good as I had hoped for, but who cares? I got some really nice aurora instead. They say that 2013/2014 is going to be great for auroras and I have to agree – this week alone has been amazing!
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Really impressive aurora with those nice red upper parts! Can only wonder how it would’ve looked like more up north…
Indeed! Would be cool to be looking at aurora moving overhead.