RE: [APML] July Blues in the July Sky

[Ray Butler <ray.butler@NUIGALWAY.IE>]

Chris,
Your 2nd and 3rd shots are lovely. But are you sure that first pic has an 
aurora in it?
> http://www.abmedia.com/astro/current/aurora-072604-1.html

- to me, it looks very like the usual northern horizon twilight-at-midnight 
that plagues anyone that lives north of 48.5 North latitude, around the summer 
solstice. In my case (Galway, Ireland, 53.5 deg North) I can't do deep-sky 
astrophotography at all for about 6 weeks from mid May to end July - 
astronomical twilight simply never ends. As if it weren't bad enough that 
Sagittarius-Scorpius don't even fully rise up over our southern horizon in 
summer!

Ray "doubly envious of more southerly dwellers" Butler


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>Chris,  Seven displays is 10 years worth here in Arizona!  Ive never seen
>blues this far south, but sometimes greens.
>
>Chris Schur
>
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>Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 7:00 PM
>To: astro-photo@seds.org
>Subject: [APML] July Blues in the July Sky
>
>
>Hi all -
>
>Here are my images from the auroral display back on July 26th/27th.
>
>I could detect no color visually in the early display on the evening of the
>26th or later that night (the27th) but was delighted to see the Provia 400F
>picked up an intense blue.  This is the first blue aurora I've captured.
>Quite exciting!  All taken with a 24mm Nikkor @ f/2.8
>
>http://www.abmedia.com/astro/current/aurora-072604-1.html
>
>http://www.abmedia.com/astro/current/aurora-072704-2.html
>
>http://www.abmedia.com/astro/current/aurora-072704-3.html
>
>So far I've logged seven displays since moving back here to New England in
>summer 2002.  I have to say, trying to capture them is very addictive....
>but can see how you guys in Canada would get annoyed at 'em.... <g>
>
>Comments welcome!
>
>Take care,
>
>Chris
>
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