Re: [APML] New images: Faint aurora? & lighthouse moonrise

["Stan Richard" <stanrichard@hotmail.com>]

Chris, a nice star trails photo with the red aurora in there.  What was the 
date on the shot, that should help determine for sure if it was aurora or 
not.



Stan Richard
Events in the Night Sky
www.nightskyevents.com





>From: "Chris Cook" <ccjd@ix.netcom.com>
>Reply-To: Discussion of Film Astrophotography <astro-photo@seds.org>
>To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
>Subject: [APML] New images: Faint aurora? & lighthouse moonrise
>Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 23:00:20 -0400
>
>Hi all -
>
>While waiting for the larger summer targets, I managed an evening out in 
>the
>National Seashore last month doing star trails in which I think I captured 
>a
>very faint aurora.  The reason I think its an aurora is.
>1.) LP is usually recorded as yellow or greenish white not reddish/orange.
>2.) The exposure was started after the end of astronomical twilight ended 
>so
>its not the last remnants of twilight.
>3.) From the site this was taken at and the direction the shot is pointing,
>there are no towns for over 300+miles, it is just open ocean, the nearest
>town would be somewhere near the central Maine coast.  The small town of
>Provincetown on the tip of the Cape is located off to the left side of the
>frame.....
>I didn't see any sign of an aurora visually.  Any thoughts on this?  Am I
>correct to assume its an aurora?
>
>URL:  http://www.abmedia.com/astro/current/seashore-polartrails.html
>
>Also, here a "snapshot" of another lighthouse on the Cape, this one with 
>the
>full Moon.  Those interested in art and the painter Edward Hopper should
>recognize it.
>
>URL:  http://www.abmedia.com/astro/current/stageharbor-moon.html
>
>Comments welcome.
>
>Chris
>
>----------------------------------
>Chris Cook
>Astronomical & Nightscape Photography
>www.abmedia.com/astro
>
>
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