The Auroras of Churchill

My 5-minute music video features time-lapse movies of the Northern Lights shot in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, over 5 nights from January 25 to 29, 2017, at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre. I was the instructor that week for a group of participants in the “Arctic Skies” Road Scholar program.
The auroras that week were typical of nightly Churchill displays, with the northern town under the auroral oval at 58° North latitude and 97° West longitude. During the displays the Kp Index was reading no higher than 3; most were at Kp 1 or 2. Nevertheless, the aurora puts on a good show on any clear night in winter. But displays with Kp indices higher than 3 or 4 are even more impressive. See my other aurora music videos here for examples from Churchill in 2016.
I shot the time-lapses with a Nikon D750 camera and Rokinon 12mm full-frame fish-eye and a Sigma 20mm lens, and a Canon 6D with a Sigma 8mm circular fish-eye lens. I shot about 3200 frames for the sequences here. Exposures varied from 1 second to 10 seconds per frame. Intervals were always 1 second.
Frames were processed with Adobe Camera Raw and LRTimelapse, and assembled with Time-Lapse from Microprojects using a 2- or 3-frame Tweening effect to smooth the motion.

[@clahaie4285]

Alan great job, thanks for sharing.

[@sarajitsil]

Spectacular show!!! How beautiful is nature and your art made it look even dramatic. Thanks for your effort and sharing it with the world. Much appreciated! Thanks and regards Sarajit India

[@tvmystery261]

wow

[@BillWood]

Great video, Alan. Couple of questions: What is the best time of year to photograph the Northern Lights and would I be able to see them from say Jasper or Hinton?

[@Amazingsky]

From Alberta, any time of year is fine through worldwide auroras can be better around the equinoxes, like next month in March. Jasper and Hinton are excellent. Join the Alberta Aurora Chasers Facebook group for updates and local information and images.

[@BillWood]

AmazingSky Thanks, Alan, for the quick reply. I will check the Chasers page out. I saw in one of your videos some shots from Lake Edith...they looked great.