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An unexpected ghost town encounter with Aurora Borealis

Determined to shoot the Milky Way after failing to get to Colchuck Lake due to snow, I looked at a light pollution map and found a ghost town with a church and cemetery behind it in Washington State. The northern lights weren't at all expected.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2018
Date Uploaded: 08.2018
Photo Location: Sherman, Washington, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T3i
Copyright: © Janette Ramirez