Re: [APML] July Blues in the July Sky

["Chris Cook" <ccjd@ix.netcom.com>]

Hi Ray -

Yes, I'm sure....Only because while I was photographing/observing it, it
changed brightness and shifted all over the northern horizon.

Chris

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Butler" <ray.butler@NUIGALWAY.IE>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 12:58 PM
Subject: RE: [APML] July Blues in the July Sky


> 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
>
>
> >===== Original Message From Discussion of Film Astrophotography
> <astro-photo@seds.org> =====
> >Chris,  Seven displays is 10 years worth here in Arizona!  Ive never seen
> >blues this far south, but sometimes greens.
> >
> >Chris Schur
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: astro-photo-bounces@seds.org
> >[mailto:astro-photo-bounces@seds.org]On Behalf Of Chris Cook
> >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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