Re: [APML] Why Canadians Dont like it

["Chris Schur" <cschur@cybertrails.com>]

John, I did an hour exposure on M101 a few years back, and the whole image
came out blood red.  No matter what I did in PS, I couldnt get it to look
right.  Come to find out the Kp was 7 that night and the whole sky was
glowing red photographically!

I dont mind aurora in Arizona, just like to see more visually...

Chris Schur
----- Original Message -----
From: John C. Mirtle <spampit@shaw.ca>
To: Discussion of Film Astrophotography <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 8:06 PM
Subject: [APML] Why Canadians Dont like it


>     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, Ab. Canada
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