Faint Aurora from Middleboro

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Apollo XX
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Faint Aurora from Middleboro

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In this series of test exposures I took while setting up for a long sequence on the night of September 12th, I believe we've got some faint aurora going on here:

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Not very definitive, definitely not naked eye, but there nonetheless. You agree, yes?
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Re: Faint Aurora from Middleboro

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Good going, Mike!!!! What was your camera setup, especially the wide mode in millimeters,
seconds, ISO, etc.
I can see rays in the red, and also a hint of green in there!

You da man!! Congratulations!

Bill G.
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Re: Faint Aurora from Middleboro

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Impressive, Mike, you actually got it! Well done, congratulations!
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Re: Faint Aurora from Middleboro

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No question Mike, you definitely captured it!
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Re: Faint Aurora from Middleboro

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Thanks for the compliments guys!

@ Bill, they were taken with a Nikon D5000, Sigma 12-24 lens @15mm, F4.3, ISO800, 30 seconds.
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Re: Faint Aurora from Middleboro

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Thanks Mike,

I thought you knew that EXIF is my second language! :lol:

BG

The more I look at your images, the better they look!
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4/25/66 fireball-9 mag.,SN2011fe,N2012aw,DelphN2013.
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Re: Faint Aurora from Middleboro

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Very nicely done. You definitely got it. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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