Ideal weather conditions for a very breathtaking phenomenon came drifting through Bismarck-Mandan last night. I froze my butt off for a couple of hours getting all kinds of amazing shots of these giant spikes of light around town.

This particular shot shows the Heskett Station on the right and the Tesoro Refinery on the left. The moon posed graciously in between them. But this wasn’t the only place my camera and I braved the cold. I’ll post more shots in the next couple of days as time allows. It was worth the shivering!