Aurora Borealis - A bit of a bust!
Apr 1, 2024 18:35:41 #
Got a yellow Aurora email alert at 11:00pm. Normally yellow means a pretty reasonable showing so grabbed my camera, lens and tripod, hurried up to my usual viewing spot and fired up the equipment.
The first half hour was pathetic! The next half hour had some action but nothing to write home about. The last half hour was a touch better but ultimately wiped out by cloud.
Shot with a Sony A7R V and Samyang 14mm lens, tripod mounted. Captured 432x10 sec. subs at ISO1600.
Processed in Lightroom/Photoshop and Adobe Premiere.
A few pix attached and a time-lapse at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/brianallan/53625218337/in/album-72177720315884808/.
Enjoy!
bwa
The first half hour was pathetic! The next half hour had some action but nothing to write home about. The last half hour was a touch better but ultimately wiped out by cloud.
Shot with a Sony A7R V and Samyang 14mm lens, tripod mounted. Captured 432x10 sec. subs at ISO1600.
Processed in Lightroom/Photoshop and Adobe Premiere.
A few pix attached and a time-lapse at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/brianallan/53625218337/in/album-72177720315884808/.
Enjoy!
bwa
Some nice red response
Cloud closes me down
And a Star Trail of all the subs
Apr 1, 2024 21:56:45 #
PoppieJ
Loc: North Georgia
sort of cool to do a star trail along with the aurora. and that might be sort of pathetic (your words) but here in the deep south we would be happy just to see a little green in the sky
Apr 1, 2024 23:48:54 #
PoppieJ wrote:
sort of cool to do a star trail along with the aurora. and that might be sort of pathetic (your words) but here in the deep south we would be happy just to see a little green in the sky
When you start seeing great Auroras in Georgia I'd suggest you find a generator because there would be power failures and all sorts of electronic mayhem, per the Carrington Event of 1859.
Normally when I receive an Aurora alert I get to see something other than simply a little northern activity. Something closer to the attached is anticipated... But I'm probably badly spoiled WRT Auroras.
bwa
Bright enough to light up the ground
Straight up from my yard
Apr 2, 2024 10:05:22 #
About 25 years ago when we were living in Texarkana, Tx we came home from a meeting to be greeted by red, green and other colors in the sky. It was a couple of hours after sundown so I knew it wasn't that. There was nothing on the news at all about it. Lasted about 15 minutes. I wasn't equipped to photograph it at the time but sure wish I had been.
Apr 7, 2024 12:43:55 #
Beautiful Brian!
Loved the Time Lapse!
For those of us who have never seen a live Aurora this is pretty fantastic.
So not a bust for us. Thanks!
Loved the Time Lapse!
For those of us who have never seen a live Aurora this is pretty fantastic.
So not a bust for us. Thanks!
Apr 8, 2024 07:59:20 #
Apr 8, 2024 11:41:06 #
Navywife66 wrote:
Stunning! I’m always in awe seeing these.
The real 'awe' is seeing a full sky Aurora where it just seems to crackle overhead.
bwa
Apr 8, 2024 11:44:43 #
bwana wrote:
The real 'awe' is seeing a full sky Aurora where it just seems to crackle overhead.
bwa
bwa
I couldn’t even imagine that beauty! I would be outside watching and photographing it all the time lol. 😆
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