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Post by paulevans on Jun 2, 2006 23:28:53 GMT
Professional opinion welcome - I've never seen NLC before so don't know what I'm talking about :-) Paul.
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Post by johnmc on Jun 3, 2006 0:18:43 GMT
Congrats Paul you've caught your first NLC image and an excellant one at that. The display is ongoing at the moment. Well done!
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Post by paulevans on Jun 3, 2006 0:21:11 GMT
How about this then! Yikes. Paul.
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Post by johnmc on Jun 3, 2006 0:28:25 GMT
WOW......is all I can say to that one!!!! SW.Com??
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Post by paulevans on Jun 3, 2006 0:59:30 GMT
Here's a panoramic - I'll put a larger version somwhere else and notify the URL later.. P.
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Post by paulevans on Jun 3, 2006 1:18:04 GMT
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Post by markmc on Jun 3, 2006 7:15:22 GMT
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Post by paulevans on Jun 3, 2006 8:32:52 GMT
Actually I sent the panoramic to spaceweather John, so let's keep an eye out.
Mark, they're great shots - it really was a marvellous display wasn't it? At its brightest it was a couple of magnitudes brighter than Capella which is quite something.
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Post by Aaron on Jun 3, 2006 8:36:55 GMT
WOW, they're great images Paul and Mark. The details is great, what were your camera settings, time etc? Did yous report your observation? www.nlcnet.co.uk/nlcreps.htm
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Post by paulevans on Jun 3, 2006 8:44:35 GMT
Hi Aaron,
Reported to spaceweather, not the URL you gave. The big panoramic was taken at 0123 which is the darkest time of the night. 50mm lens, 8 seconds at f2.8 ISO200 - no need to go any faster - it was that bright!
Paul.
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Post by paulevans on Jun 3, 2006 9:08:26 GMT
Here's one from later in the session - 0242 as the dawn's light was beginning to take over. I reckon this looks like a giant cat! Clear skies, Paul.
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Post by johnmc on Jun 3, 2006 9:34:35 GMT
Fantastic images all and a Fantastic night!! It was just fading into the dawn when I retired at 0345. The structure in the cloud was amazing, and yes Paul at it's height was even brighter than Capella. Those panorama's are really something else and give an excellent impression of just how extensive it was. I thought it seemed to follow the sun, if you could imagine it below the horizon. Conor and Martin got this one as well as we kept in touch for most of the night, no doubt they will add more later.
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Post by markmc on Jun 3, 2006 9:58:09 GMT
here's another one from last night, as for times camera settings. 02-30 till 03-30 was getting bright by then so had to stop,camera (cannon350d) was on full auto night shot just manual focus needed.was a fine night
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Post by Martin Mc kenna on Jun 3, 2006 10:01:39 GMT
WOW WHAT A SHOW! First of all a great congrats Paul on getting not only the most beautiful NLC image i have seen in sometime (that means internet images to) but also on this being your first NLC display, my gosh what a display you got for your first sighting! Mark fantastic images also..i like your shadow cast on the beach! I could still see traces of it here at 4am when the glowing blue tendricals literally reached over my neighbours rooftops extending + 30* in height. Just before dawn the NLC's blocked out Capella completely! I took so many images i think i wont be able to lift my camera at all lol. There was just to much to mention about last night and no words could really do the display justice. Will post images in a while once i get them of the camera.my batteries went dead 4 times last night and i sgueezed every last image i could from the camera before it shut down on me. Did anyone observe it with 10X50 binos?....it was like a stone wall It was exciting chatting about them via phone/text even from after sunset were we thought we seen them forming in binos, if only we knew at that time what would appeear 2 hours later!
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Post by paulevans on Jun 3, 2006 10:44:45 GMT
Here's another one of the "big cat" - taken with a 50mm lens - 2 secs at f2.8 ISO 200. 0246 BST Same again tonight??? Paul.
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