Fingers of the Cosmos

I’d just spent the entire day scouting what looked to be the biggest event I’d ever yet witnessed… When I looked up to see this feature, it felt like some kind of celestial fingers were reaching down towards me.

Space Weather Conditions

• Location: Karamea, South Island, New Zealand
• Geomagnetic Scale: G5
• Bz (IMF): -37nT
• Bt (Total IMF): 43nT
• Solar Wind Speed: 680km/s
• Density: 29p/cm³
• Auroral Type: SAR arc, corona