May 2024 Aurora Stor

In all my life, I have never seen the aurora. I've always been too far south. That's why I ESPECIALLY never thought I'd see them from South Carolina. Luckily, on May 10th, the sun took pity on my and launched several corona mass ejections (CMEs) toward Earth, causing the most powerful aurora light show in 20 years, letting millions around the globe like myself to stare in awe at something that before that night, we had never been lucky enough to see.

Canon EOS Rs, 18mm lens

Single 30s exposure, boosted saturation in Pixinsight