I drove 10 miles west to escape the Oshkosh, Wisconsin light dome.

Rain moved through the area earlier in the evening, and fog began sitting on its silent haunches. I found a country road and parked at the top of a small hill above the moist air.

I used a Pentax K-70 camera mated with a Rokinon 2.8/14mm lens for some of these shots. In other photos, the iPhone 15 got a workout.

The northern lights had different attractions on three of the four horizons. Dazzled by the electromagnetic display, I faced east, west, north and overhead in quick moments. Shimmering aurora curtains crawled up to the zenith and then descended to the western horizon. The arc of that overhead curtain moved farther south as my observing time ticked on. I also saw electrically jazzed rays appear and shyly disappear.

One of my photos shows three different colors. These indicate solar plasma interactions with the major molecules in our atmosphere. Pink is nitrogen. Oxygen emits a greenish yellow light, and hydrogen owns the color red.

This stream of solar radiation was so powerful that aurora was seen in the Florida panhandle.

There’s a good chance that Northern Lights will also be visible Saturday and Sunday nights as well.

And, saving the best for last, I shot a 30-second video. The clip starts directly overhead, then pans down to the east where you can zee the Oshkosh light dome. From there, it pans back up to the zenith. The aurora was most active at the zenith and you’ll see wisps of electromagnetic light appear and disappear within moments. A truly stunning Cosmic event.