This is the Northern Lights as seen from the Chuchill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill, Manitoba, Feb 1-2, 2014, with a Learning Vacations tour group. The display was fairly weak by northern standards but did brighten for a few minutes at about the same time as the skies cleared and a hole opened in the cloud deck above us. Our group of 20 people enjoyed their first look at the aurora since arriving three days earlier. Some of the buildings from the old Rocket Range are in the background. This is a 30-second exposure at f/2.8 with the Rokinon 14mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 3200.
The Amazing Sky 