I’ve been behind on getting these pics up. I should have a post for each night out but for now I’ll just post some favorites from the past year.
![DSC03361](http://www.bencollin.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/DSC03361-1024x768.jpg)
Me and Willie the aurora dog. When I grab the camera and it's dark out, he barks to go along and goes crazy.
![DSC03445](http://www.bencollin.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/DSC03445-1024x768.jpg)
April 4th about 4am. Driving home it lit up. There were teeth on bottom like a buzzsaw moving left to right.
![DSC03441](http://www.bencollin.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/DSC03441-1024x768.jpg)
Here's the buzzsaw teeth I was talking about. Check the bottom of band on right half. Never seen that. Intense.
![DSC03662](http://www.bencollin.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/DSC03662-1024x768.jpg)
April 23rd. The Moon and Venus aligned at sunset. In the aurora oval that was dipping south much more than usual.
![DSC03764](http://www.bencollin.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/DSC03764-1024x768.jpg)
April 24th around 1am. On way home from above pics and it lit up again. Pulsing aurora that looked like green smoke.
![DSC04097](http://www.bencollin.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/DSC04097-1024x768.jpg)
July 9th around midnight. Pic not balanced because I was in a rush to get there. Bz dropped south and I was late to notice.
And finally the closest I’ve gotten to my unicorn. I want a photo with lightning and the aurora together in one. You can barely make out the green in the upper left. I’ll keep searching though…