Northern Lights

Apparently, the aurora borealis was so strong last weekend that you could see the northern lights over Seattle.  I didn’t know this, otherwise I might have made the effort to see it.  Very disappointing, as the times before when I’ve known it might be visible in Seattle have coincided with cloudy skies, however we had clear skies over the weekend and by some accounts it was quite spectacular.  Gutted.  However, I have neither the patience, equipment or skills to photograph the lights well, so here is a photo I got from the internet (I have no idea whether it is genuine, but apparently was taken last weekend).