pontiac1940
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Post by pontiac1940 on Feb 27, 2023 16:44:59 GMT
Well ... I was out yesterday afternoon taking photos of a saw-whet owl, porcupine, bald eagles and assorted small birds. Took 600 photos most of which I have yet to look at and it could be a while. The aurora community was in full frenzy last night. Here. Earth's magnetic field is reverberating from the impact of a CME on Feb. 26th. Its arrival brought a gust of solar wind blowing faster than 800 km/s (the highest value in years), and triggered a G3-class (Strong) geomagnetic storm. I went out at 8 PM and took a few shots of so-so aurora. Around 11:30 I checked an aurora Facebook group and someone who lives nearby had posted "It's great" so I trundled out again and it was a great show. I took a few stills and a videos. The storm was strong. The November 4, 2021 storm was perhaps better, but last night was great and it was the first time here at home, the northern lights were south of me. Our house is south of the park where I took photos and there were aurora above the house. First photo. Overhead (rare here)
Overhead (rare here)
Overhead (rare here)
Two-shot pan with the moon on the left
Two-shot vertorama
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Post by hmca on Feb 27, 2023 16:49:13 GMT
Just amazing, Clive. I can't even imagine seeing anything like this......TFS!
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pete61
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Post by pete61 on Feb 27, 2023 17:25:53 GMT
Great shots Clive, thanks for capturing a wonderful show!
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Post by Lillias on Feb 27, 2023 19:58:14 GMT
How wonderful to be able to see this in real life. Next best thing is your photos Clive...absolutely magnificent.
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Post by jackscrap on Feb 27, 2023 20:41:52 GMT
These are just brilliant! What a show.
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Post by VickiD on Feb 27, 2023 22:21:33 GMT
What an incredible display, Clive. Thanks for sharing this with us. I've never seen the Aurora 'in person' so this is wonderful for me! I love the last 2 shots over the trees.
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Post by pontiac1940 on Feb 27, 2023 23:12:17 GMT
Thanks all. It was a good show...probably the second best I've seen where we have lived for 24 years. The foreground is not the best, but it gets full marks for convenience as these were shot just across the road and there is a decent dark sky looking north. The arty aurora photos have old barns or old abandoned houses in the foreground. I am willing to sacrifice artiness for convenience. It could happen again tonight but with any luck it will be cloudy. HA! I need a good sleep.
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Post by tonyw on Feb 28, 2023 0:01:11 GMT
They look great - apparently they were visible here in the SW corner of Ontario last night which is very unusual. Only time I’ve seen them was when visiting Alberta many moons ago.
Tony
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