It was a fantastic early morning (2:30 AM) on Lake Sunapee Sunday June 8, 2014. I went to try to make some panoramic images of the arc of the Milky Way. I found a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Actually it was the Northern Lights at the northern end of the Milky Way. What a surprise and treat.

The image below is a composite of 9 individual photos and covers about 180 degrees. You can click this image to get to a site where you can zoom way in then pan around. When you get there, click the double arrow above the image on the right to see it full frame. Please wait for the resolution to download. You can use the + and – keys to zoom and the arrow keys to scroll. Or use the scroll wheel to zoom and the left mouse to drag.