by Steve Selden | Oct 6, 2017 | Churchill Photography
These images from CBC North and the amazing photographers of the Arctic give us a look at the beauty this time of year has on display. These shots are simply gorgeous windows on the high north. With winter coming and Churchill’s and the Arctic’s polar bear season approaching, the photos will keep coming. Enjoy!
Arctic Bay with snow cover at dusk. Josia Akpaliapik photo.
Nunavut coastline. CBC photo.
Fall in Pangnirtung. Adam Shaun photo.
Auyuittuq National Park. Christina Zuleta photo.
Nunavut Arctic College in Iqaluit with incredible northern lights. Nicole Ymana photo.
by Steve Selden | Sep 14, 2016 | Churchill Photography
Without question this past year has been one of the most prolific for northern lights displays in the Arctic and sub – Arctic. This CBC North shot is simply breathtaking and the heart of the northern lights season is still months away. We are looking forward to one of the most amazing aurora borealis seasons on record this year in Churchill!
Northern lights shining brightly over a campfire in the Northwest Territories. CBC North photo.
by Steve Selden | Jan 14, 2016 | Churchill Photography
Reddish glow in Iqaluit. Nick Murray/CBC.
Nunavut’s capital Iqaluit experienced a mysterious reddish glow this past Tuesday that many residents had never seen. The phenomena was not a martian scan of Earth’s northern Arctic region in an effort to research our current global warming trend. However, as with other lighting occurrences in the far north, light reacting with dust and ice particles in the atmosphere causes some pretty unique effects. This one was pretty cool.
The photo with the red glow on the right was taken mid – afternoon on Tuesday and the image on the left was taken about the same time the following day, Wednesday. Nick Murray/CBC photo.
CBC North meteorologist Ashley Brauweiler described the glow as a result of sunlight scattering and intensifying because of the time of day the photo was taken. These photos were taken at sunset when the sun is lower in the sky.”When the sun is at a low angle in the sky, the light has a longer distance to travel,” said Brauweiler. “The blue [coloration, which leads to a more common ‘blue sky’] gets removed by the ice crystals and salt in the air, which leaves red visible.”
“The clouds are much larger than light waves, which allows them to take on the color, in this case pink.”
The phenomena is a fairly rare sight…but a amazing one for sure!
