Duff photographer
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Howdo all,
We don't have a thread for photographs of stuff that happens above our heads. So here it is.
This thread is intended to be a depository for all things that happen in our atmosphere - thunder storms, meteors, sprites, tornadoes, cloud formations, etc. The only thing not allowed, if I may be permitted to lay some ground rules, are sunsets and sunrises because they really are low hanging fruit and too many gets a bit boring, unless of course they form part of another atmospheric phenomena.
I shall start with the Aurora Borealis...
At about 6p.m. GMT, on the 9th May 2024, a Coronal Mass Ejection occurred. This has since hit the Earth as a class G4 Geomagnetic Storm (severe) and I believe it is the strongest since 2005. At a latitude of about 47 degrees above the equator, we don't normally get to see any Aurora. I thought, one day I'll have to head up north, way north, to get a chance of seeing one. However, one saved me the trip and came to me this evening and was remarkable in that, even this far south in Continental Europe (mid-France), I could see colour. Please note to those who have never witnessed an Aurora Borealis or Australis, they are never as intense as seen in numerous photo's and videos. A lot of the time, one is not able to detect colour, a little like astro-photography in that regard where most things appear smudgy grey until you photograph them. Anyway, enough waffle...
You'll have to forgive the setting (from the back garden). Would be nice if it was mountains or something as classy.
Looking north. Strong enough for the 'curtains' to be seen. . Around 22.15 local time.
The edge, looking west. Around 23.00 local time.
Nikon D780. Zeiss ZF 25mm. 30 seconds at f4. ISO 1250 and 2000 respectively. Processed from JPEG's (can't open RAW files in Photoshop 6 so...). Straight out of camera, with a simple curves adjustment.
Cheers,
Duff..
We don't have a thread for photographs of stuff that happens above our heads. So here it is.
This thread is intended to be a depository for all things that happen in our atmosphere - thunder storms, meteors, sprites, tornadoes, cloud formations, etc. The only thing not allowed, if I may be permitted to lay some ground rules, are sunsets and sunrises because they really are low hanging fruit and too many gets a bit boring, unless of course they form part of another atmospheric phenomena.
I shall start with the Aurora Borealis...
At about 6p.m. GMT, on the 9th May 2024, a Coronal Mass Ejection occurred. This has since hit the Earth as a class G4 Geomagnetic Storm (severe) and I believe it is the strongest since 2005. At a latitude of about 47 degrees above the equator, we don't normally get to see any Aurora. I thought, one day I'll have to head up north, way north, to get a chance of seeing one. However, one saved me the trip and came to me this evening and was remarkable in that, even this far south in Continental Europe (mid-France), I could see colour. Please note to those who have never witnessed an Aurora Borealis or Australis, they are never as intense as seen in numerous photo's and videos. A lot of the time, one is not able to detect colour, a little like astro-photography in that regard where most things appear smudgy grey until you photograph them. Anyway, enough waffle...
You'll have to forgive the setting (from the back garden). Would be nice if it was mountains or something as classy.
Looking north. Strong enough for the 'curtains' to be seen. . Around 22.15 local time.
The edge, looking west. Around 23.00 local time.
Nikon D780. Zeiss ZF 25mm. 30 seconds at f4. ISO 1250 and 2000 respectively. Processed from JPEG's (can't open RAW files in Photoshop 6 so...). Straight out of camera, with a simple curves adjustment.
Cheers,
Duff..
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