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21-January-2005, 09:20 PM
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This has got to be my most succesful Northern Lights picture yet. This corona was right at the zenith and so bright you could see the bright pale green and rosy red streaks of light emanating from all around it. The streaks were fanning out racing toward the north-west. The bright "bloom" in the lower left corner is light from the nearly full Moon! This was an extremely intense, short-lived storm - it only lasted about 30-40 minutes but I am oh so glad I saw it and had my camera ready.
Image was taken using a Nikon Coolpix 5700, 15sec, f/2.8, fl=9mm, ISO 200 then processed with Adobe Photoshop CS. 
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21-January-2005, 09:23 PM
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What an amazing sight. I was setting up my scope for the clearest night we have had in months and the skies just lit up within minutes. Pale greens and rosy reds dominated the north-west sky, right up to the zenith. Bear in mind there was nearly a full Moon! This was an extremely intense, short-lived storm - it only lasted about 30-40 minutes.
This view is looking over Conon Bridge and you can see snow-covered Beinn Wyvis to the lower right of the image. Image was taken using a Nikon Coolpix 5700, 17sec, f/2.8, fl=9mm, ISO 200 then processed with Adobe Photoshop CS.
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22-January-2005, 12:05 AM
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Absolutely Brilliant pictures!!!!
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Damien, International Baccalaureate Physics teacher Spectroradiometry Instrumentation Major Admin: Pacific Science and Art
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22-January-2005, 12:43 AM
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For those of you who would like to know exactly where in the sky this is I have made an image from Starry Night Enthusiast DD. The location and time are Lat: 57°33'50"N, Lon: 4°25'24"W, 20:00h UT.
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22-January-2005, 01:26 AM
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Another dramatic image of the Northern Lights corona. Again, the bright "bloom" in the lower left corner is light from the nearly full Moon! You can see the Plaeides near the bottom-left of centre in this one.
Image was taken using a Nikon Coolpix 5700, longer exposure of 25sec, f/2.8, fl=9mm, ISO 200 then processed with Adobe Photoshop CS.
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22-January-2005, 08:17 AM
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Outstanding pictures! Truly amazing! Is your avatar your own astrophotography, too?
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Science is wonderfully equipped to answer the question "How?" but it gets terribly confused when you ask the question "Why?" Erwin Chargaff
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22-January-2005, 09:15 AM
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Thanks for the comments Rigel & others. My avatar was one of my earliest attempts at prime focus shooting with a modified webcam about a year ago. I can honestly say I didn't know what I was doing at the time but everything came out alright. I have since found out I have an instinct for this and back it up by looking at how others achieved their results - on the internet, at my local astronomy club (Highlands Astronomical Society), etc.
Hoping for more clear skies in the north of Scotland tonight. Eric
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24-January-2005, 01:54 AM
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Hi There,
Really Nice Corona, I have been shooting Aurora for 16 years and have many great shots of the Auroras, but have yet to get a Corona shot! Congrats! Nice job on the Auroral Corona! 
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Best Regards, John Chumack The Chumack Observatories MPC 838 Dayton Research Station MPC H66 Yellow Springs Research Station www.galacticimages.com
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28-January-2005, 09:02 PM
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"Lace Curtains Shimmering In The Wind"
Another image taken during the powerful aurora which was visible over Conon Bridge on the evening of Friday 21 January 2005. The pale green "waves" on the left of the image moved considerably. To the naked eye, they looked like "shimmering lace curtains moving in the wind". Image was taken using a Nikon Coolpix 5700, JPG format, 15sec, f/2.8, fl=9mm, ISO 200 then processed with Adobe Photoshop CS.
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28-January-2005, 11:31 PM
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Reckless your photos are really way to cool. Where I live, I have only seen an aurora twice in my life. You are so lucky. Nice work. Please keep sending photos like these, so people like me can send them to friends who have never or seldom seen an aurora. Great stuff. yours in the way Paul F. Campbell
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29-January-2005, 01:02 AM
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Totally brilliant shots, reckless, absolutly nicely detailed and clear, keep 'em coming!
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Damien, International Baccalaureate Physics teacher Spectroradiometry Instrumentation Major Admin: Pacific Science and Art
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30-January-2005, 09:35 AM
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I'll reflect what slotdrag and paul.f.campbell have said - I'll never get the chance to see the lights so thanks for "bringing the experience home!".
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Science is wonderfully equipped to answer the question "How?" but it gets terribly confused when you ask the question "Why?" Erwin Chargaff
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