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Sarah Winnicki, PhD
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Scientist studying bird parental care, development, and hormones | recent PhD at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | MSc Kansas State | science communication/advocacy | they/them | sarahwinnicki.com
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The aurora had faded into a soft north-horizon glow by about 8 PM (eastern time). To the naked eye it looked like light pollution to the north of me, but I've been staking out this location for days so I knew that the closest town (Medina Ohio) lights up the right side only 5/18

soft pink and yellow aurora across the entire horizon under a purple sky, with dark plant silhouettes below
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Lovely photo

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I could see the glow for the next hour (8-9PM eastern). I'm an antsy photographer, more accustomed to chasing birds around than sitting patiently, but I was hoping for another bright substorm. I took a bunch of long-exposure shots-- there were so many planes flying around! 6/18

plane streak over a murky dark green sky; the line is dashed red and white as the plane's lights blink
plane streak the big dipper in a pink-lit sky; the line is dashed red and white as the plane's lights blink
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Sarah Winnicki, PhD
@skwinnicki.bsky.social
Scientist studying bird parental care, development, and hormones | recent PhD at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | MSc Kansas State | science communication/advocacy | they/them | sarahwinnicki.com
3.1k followers1k following4.8k posts