{"id":286,"date":"2012-02-15T09:39:08","date_gmt":"2012-02-15T18:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wildimagephoto.com\/journal\/?p=286"},"modified":"2012-02-15T10:40:57","modified_gmt":"2012-02-15T19:40:57","slug":"286","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wildimagephoto.com\/journal\/2012\/02\/15\/286\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentine&#8217;s Aurora"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>About 10pm last the night the Aurora decided to have a burst of activity. The first show didn&#8217;t last long, no more than 20 minutes, but it was fast moving with waves rolling through the curtains of light. Even better, it was warm out, nearly 20 degrees here at my cabin, and \u00a0it was no hardship to stand out and watch the display. As quickly as it arrived the lights faded into a green haze that covered most of the sky, and I went to bed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wildimagephoto.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/AK-FAI-Aurora-14Feb12-24.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-295\" title=\"AK-FAI-Aurora-14Feb12-24\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wildimagephoto.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/AK-FAI-Aurora-14Feb12-24.jpg?resize=700%2C467\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wildimagephoto.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/AK-FAI-Aurora-14Feb12-24.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wildimagephoto.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/AK-FAI-Aurora-14Feb12-24.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wildimagephoto.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/AK-FAI-Aurora-14Feb12-24.jpg?resize=449%2C300&amp;ssl=1 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wildimagephoto.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/AK-FAI-Aurora-14Feb12-20.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-294\" title=\"AK-FAI-Aurora-14Feb12-20\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wildimagephoto.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/AK-FAI-Aurora-14Feb12-20.jpg?resize=667%2C1000\" alt=\"\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wildimagephoto.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/AK-FAI-Aurora-14Feb12-20.jpg?w=667&amp;ssl=1 667w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wildimagephoto.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/AK-FAI-Aurora-14Feb12-20.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-292\" title=\"AK-FAI-Aurora-14Feb12-18\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wildimagephoto.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/AK-FAI-Aurora-14Feb12-18.jpg?resize=700%2C467\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wildimagephoto.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/AK-FAI-Aurora-14Feb12-18.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wildimagephoto.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/AK-FAI-Aurora-14Feb12-18.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wildimagephoto.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/AK-FAI-Aurora-14Feb12-18.jpg?resize=449%2C300&amp;ssl=1 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wildimagephoto.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/AK-FAI-Aurora-14Feb12-15.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-291\" 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wildimagephoto.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/AK-FAI-Aurora-14Feb12-10.jpg?resize=700%2C467\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wildimagephoto.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/AK-FAI-Aurora-14Feb12-10.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wildimagephoto.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/AK-FAI-Aurora-14Feb12-10.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wildimagephoto.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/AK-FAI-Aurora-14Feb12-10.jpg?resize=449%2C300&amp;ssl=1 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wildimagephoto.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/AK-FAI-Aurora-14Feb12-7.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-289\" title=\"AK-FAI-Aurora-14Feb12-7\" 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The first show didn&#8217;t last long, no more than 20 minutes, but it was fast moving with waves rolling through the curtains of light. 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