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By Miriam Raftery
Photos by Dennis Mammana
May 24, 2024 (Borrego Springs) – Astronomy writer and night sky photographer Dennis Mammana snapped these stunning photos of the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, which made a rare appearance over our region on May 11. The photo, left, taken from his backyard in the Anza-Borrego Desert, also shows the Milky Way.
“I aimed my camera with 14mm lens toward the east-southeast. The right (south) side of the frame shows the Milky Way as it appears on a normal night. The left (north) side shows how far southward the aurora extended that night, and how it nearly overwhelmed the Milky Way,” Mammana told East County Magazine.
The photo, right, features two dramatic dinosaur sculptures by Ricardo Breceda posed primordially in front of the dramatic sky show created by the Aurora Borealis. You can view more of Breceda’s works at Ricardo Breceda’s Art Gallery.
Dennis Mammana is an astronomy author and syndicated columnist, public speaker, and night sky photographer. He offers lectures and night sky tours in the Anza-Borrego Desert in San Diego’s East County, and also occasionally leads trips to arctic areas to view even more spectacular vistas of the Northern Lights. Learn more at https://dennismammana.com/ .
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