Flight of the Aurora – Time-lapse video by InFocus Imagery

On June 5, 2014, a giant filament erupted on the Sun. It released a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) which left the Sun at 1.2 million mph (512 km/s). Although majority of plasma cloud was directed away from Earth we were still hit by a small part, a glancing blow.

The impact occurred at approximately 16:30 UTC on June 7, 2014 and sparked a following display captured by photographer Zoltan Kenwell. 

Enjoy the show!

"Well since the sun has been quiet lately and the nights have begun to get longer, I decided to release another feature HD Aurora video to hold all you Aurora Junkies over for a while. This one is called "Flight of the Aurora" and the footage was captured on June 8, 2014.

Forced to drive to get out from under the cloud cover, I ended up in a part of the province I have not spent a lot of time imaging the Aurora in. I was extremely lucky to have made it to clear sky just as the show really began and that I stumbled on this fantastic location." Zoltan Kenwell

Location: 120 km NW of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 

Photography and production: Zoltan Kenwell / InFocus Imagery