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Yeah, some cool, low humidity nights even
if they have aurora would be nice... :))
"May You Go Among The Imperishable Stars"
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 11:39
PM
Subject: Re: [APML] Why Canadians Dont
like it
Hi John !
Don't include me in your affirmation ;)
I'm sure that some " southern folks " would exchange some nights
of northern lights with their nights :)
Clear skies !
In
the past there have been people on APML who have been somewhat
suprised
to learn that in Canada, we hate aurora! I have finally scanned an
image
that I think illustrates why this is so. It was taken during the
last
auroral peak, 11 years ago. It was an all-sky aurora, and by some
miracle I
happened to have my 28mm lens with me. I had planned on
shooting some nebula
in Monoceros at prime focus, which was
impossible.
The picture shows aurora south or Orion, while an observer
valiantly
attempts to observe M65/66 in a 4"
refractor.
http://members.shaw.ca/jmirtle/aurora6.htm A few more shots
from this night
are here: http://members.shaw.ca/jmirtle/solarsys.htm Now
imagine that this
was the first night warm/clear enough to shoot in 3
months, and maybe you
can understand my grumblings! And yes, the aurora
was blue.
John Mirtle
Calgary, A! b.
Canada
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