SKYWATCHING -- Craig Goodwin, pastor of Millwood Community Presbyterian Church and outdoor photographer, gave us the heads up on Saturday that the weekend was sizing up to be a good opportunity to see the Northern Lights.

Indeed, the aurora borealis did put on a dance, although it wasn't up to great performance standards.

So the photographer juiced it up for the photo above: a composite of 150 individual, 25-second shutter clicks at Sullivan Lake.

Look closely and you can see several shooting stars, he noted.

• Note: that's the North Star in the center of the circle.  Navigators and photographers have long known that the rotation of the earth offers the "time exposure" effect of all the stars rotating around the North Star.

Goodwin posted this and other fall photos on the S-R's Reader Outdoor Photos page on our website. 

Check them out -- and add your best shot to the standout collection.