This year, our star, the Sun has reached a peak in its cycle. After the last 'Northern Lights' show, which was also astounding! To see another spectactulary display so soon was amazing. But the Sun is unpredictable at times and we are very fortuate at these low geographical locations to see such a bright Aurora. In fact the show was seen as far south in this country as Cornwall!
None of these photos has been enhanced in any form. What is shown on the photo is what we saw in the sky.
Camera settings: f2.7, exposure time 10secs, ISO 100, Camera on a tripod.
It looks as though the trees have burst into flames, but no, it's the Aurora in the northern sky!
Look at that curtain of green rising up!
My late wife was so entranced and excited by the intensity of the aurora that she was ring friends to report to them that they need to be outside, looking at this phenomina. I shall remember her joy at seeing this auroa for a very long time.
The constellation of Cassiopeia atop this red curtain at the north!!
This patch of green overhead appeared to the naked-eye as a high cloud!
But it soon became apparent after an hour, that the solar-storm was subsiding.
I took my camera and tripod around to the front garden to get an unobstructed view of the eastern sky and took a few photos. By 03:30hrs, there was only the fainest of purplish sky glow to the NE. The sky was still very clear and the stars were pin-point sharp.
These are just a few of the very many photos I took. Note, to view these photos in all their glory, a PC/Laptop/phone with a glass screen will bring out the depth of the colours.
The viberent colours and movement of the aurora were stunning, colours of scarlet to red, greens and some blue. The Aurora was seen in the western and southern sky in addittion to the north and east where intensity was greater. I am so very glad my late wife saw this. Her excitment was heart-warming to see.
RJC
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