— Photography by Terry Mann —
— Photography by Terry Mann —
“I call this
image ‘Winter
Silence.’ It was
taken north
of Fairbanks,
Alaska. This
tree caught my
eye as I waited
for the aurora
to appear. That
night the stars
looked like
diamonds and
the familiar
constellations
seemed to
get lost in
all the stars.
A CBS news
crew stayed
with our
group hoping
to catch the
aurora, they
were not
disappointed!”
Coronal aurora in Fairbanks, Alaska — “I love Alaska,
I have been there in the summer and winter. Winter
can be very cold but I prefer it to summer. It is a great
place to view the aurora and watch it dance from
horizon to horizon. When the aurora goes coronal,
overhead, it moves so fast that there are times it is
hard to turn your camera to get the shot. By that time,
your jaw is on the ground in disbelief of what you just
experienced. It was around -25° on this night. At these
temperatures all I had to do was turn around with
my cable release in my hand, and see my wire to my
camera snap into two pieces. The cold really can mess
with the cameras so go prepared.”
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“I call this image ‘Mile 48.’
Here, I’m on the Dalton
Highway (the Haul road).
I was on a driving tour
to the Arctic Circle with
a guide and six others. A
snow storm blew in on the
way back to Fairbanks. We
were dealing with blizzard
conditions. We were
driving beside and above
the Yukon River when
suddenly, sky opened up.
We all jumped out of the
van and took image after
image as the aurora blazed
across the sky. The ice
road trucker’s headlights
lit the trees as they drove
by. Forty-five minutes later
the clouds closed in and we
were on our way again. We
spent fifteen hours on the
road but it was worth it.
If there is a most amazing
night to be had on a bucket
list, this was it.”
Arched Milky Way in Bryce Canyon National Park — “This is one of my favorite
images. I call it ‘Cosmic Rainbow.’ I hiked into the canyon, down a narrow path
and took this image while inside the canyon looking up. There was barely enough
room for my tripod legs. I remember thinking how the headline might read the
next morning: ‘Amateur astronomer hikes down canyon in the dark, pressed
shutter button as she fell into the canyon, see farewell picture below!!’ Getting
to truly dark skies makes such a difference in what you see and image.”
Sky ’ s
Up
Cabin aurora
and Big Dipper
in Fairbanks,
Alaska — “I
call this image,
‘The Only One
Awake.’ It
reminds me of
this quote:
‘We of the night
will know many
things of which
sleepers will
never dream.’
- Bessie Hyde
HOW TRUE!!!
I was the only
one awake that
I know of. It was
close to 3 a.m.,
and it was really
cold outside,
but the sky was
on fire. There
was no way I
could go in and
sleep. Nights
like this are
why I came to
Alaska. Notice
the Big Dipper
tangled in the
aurora.”
Sky ’ s
Up
Milky Way and the Rams at Borrego Springs, Calif.
— “This was something I had wanted to see for a
long time, the Galleta Meadows Metal Sculptures
in Borrego Springs. The sculptures are incredible,
day or night. If you are there during the New Moon
and are not familiar with the locations of all the
sculptures, they can be hard to find in the dark.”
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