Northern lights over Stockholm

March 18, 2013

The aurora borealis over Stockholm, with Stadshuset in the background. All photos by Robert Corkery.

All the photos were taken in Skinnarviksparken.

Another beautiful view.

What a night! As we were leaving Fotografiska Museet tonight at 8 o’clock, Robert noticed green lights in the sky looking north across the Baltic Sea. So we hurried home, put on warm clothes and took the camera and tripod to Skinnarviksparken. As we froze in the park, the northern lights put on a fantastic show for us.

First we would see a glow across the clear night sky. Then areas of deeper green would begin forming and spread into an arc like a rainbow across the sky. My fingers and toes were freezing, but the aurora borealis was a wonderful thing to see.

Tagged as: aurora borealis, aurora borealis over Stockholm, northern lights

{ 8 comments }

1 Kezia March 18, 2013 at 00:56: Magical, Sandy!
2 Antropologa March 18, 2013 at 08:09: Wow! How neat! I didn’t know you could ever see them so far south.
3 Jodi March 18, 2013 at 22:15: Sorry I missed this! The big green lights showed themselves over Stockholm on St. Patrick’s day…seems appropriate! Cool that you got to see it…
4 Lou Lou March 19, 2013 at 11:35: I cannot believe I missed this!
5 Sandra March 19, 2013 at 22:04: Most definitely. It was such a thrill!
6 Sandra March 19, 2013 at 22:04: Antropologa: It was a surprise to me too. The lights must have been magnificent up north that night.
7 Sandra March 19, 2013 at 22:05: I thought about the St. Patrick’s green as well Jodi. Too funny.
8 Sandra March 19, 2013 at 22:05: Maybe we will get to see them again soon Lou Lou!