On May 10,2024, the strongest aurora in 20 years, the most romantic fireworks from the universe, set up a new record for San Francisco Bay Area.

I was so lucky to witness/record the aurora lights dancing with SFO PlaneTrail.

Here is the timelapse of 728 shots taken in ISO3200, F2.8, 1 second:

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In the past, people would PS the aurora over the San Francisco Bay Area on April Fools’ Day, because there had never been such a record in the past.
But the strongest aurora in 20 years, the most romantic fireworks from the universe, rewrote all the records the past Friday.
I spent the first two hours in the Golden Gate Bridge, and then I went to the SFO airport, thinking that the planes taking off and landing could have more interactions with the sky dancing with the aurora. Meanwhile I can pick up my daughter who was returning to San Francisco from school in Boston that night at 12 o’clock. I was surprised to see my daughter also captured the aurora on the plane with her mobile phone. Cheers!

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This was taken 8 years ago. I have no idea why the picture was disappeared from my photo stream, when I got a request to show to my friends when they are planning to visit this spot. Luckily I still have a back up.

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Huangshan (黄山), literally meaning the Yellow Mountain(s), is a mountain range in southern Anhui province in eastern China. Vegetation on the range is thickest below 1,100 meters (3,600 ft), with trees growing up to the treeline at 1,800 meters (5,900 ft).

The area is well known for its scenery, sunsets, peculiarly-shaped granite peaks, Huangshan pine trees, hot springs, winter snow and views of the clouds from above. Huangshan is a frequent subject of traditional Chinese paintings and literature, as well as modern photography. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of China's major tourist destinations.

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This was taken from the other famous scene spots in Tianzi Mountains of Zhangjiajie National Park, Imperial Calligraphy Peak 御笔峰 There are a lot of stories comes with different sandstone formations.

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