Missed the Northern Lights in 2024? Check Out Project Aurora

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Written By Norris Comer

A year marked by breathtaking Puget Sound aurora borealis visits may be behind us, but the work of Ballard-based multimedia artist Ginny Ruffner immortalizes the phenomenon with Project Aurora—a newly permanent exhibit at the National Nordic Museum. The medium of LED lights guided by programmed microprocessors towers over the entrance lobby of the museum thanks to support from the Kongsgaard Goldman Family.

Norris Comer

(he/him) is a local writer, retired Norwegian reality TV contestant, and author. He serves as the editor of The Sea Chest, the journal of the Puget Sound Maritime historical society, and contributes to mostly sea salty magazines like Power & Motoryacht, SAIL, Passagemaker, Soundings, Fishermen's News, Pacific Maritime, and more. His award-winning book Salmon in the Seine: Alaskan Memories of Life, Death, & Everything In-Between (2022) is available wherever books are sold, notably on the shelves of Seattle's Third Place Books and Portland's Powell's City of Books. You can check out his Substack Norris Note for yarns and to see what he's up to.

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