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Shadow & Substance

Northern lights taken with my iPhone (3-second exposure) in Huntsville, Alabama. I could barely see it with my eye. November 11, 2025, around 8:30 pm Central.

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)

October 14, 2024, in the evening.

Northern lights as seen from Huntsville Alabama on May 10, 2024

October 10, 2024, from Huntsville. Not as bright as May’s auroras, but it was still visible to the naked-eye!

Rainbow from my backyard on July 22, 2025