Re: [APML] Oklahoma Aurora

["Stuart Heggie" <Stuart.J.Heggie@sympatico.ca>]

Nice one Jason! That must have been some display to be that strong as far
south as you were! Alas, it did not penetrate the rain here. Sigh.

Stuart
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jason Ware" <jtw@galaxyphoto.com>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
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Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 3:52 PM
Subject: [APML] Oklahoma Aurora


>
> Went to our dark sky site in SE Oklahoma last night
> to do some CCD imaging. After moon set I noticed
> a light dome to the NE of the site. Hmmm, never
> seen that light dome before. Over the course of
> the next 15 minutes the "light dome" grew to a
> full fledge aurora spanning at least 120 degrees
> of azimuth from the NE to the NW compass points.
> The pillars reached to the zenith. I could see
> a very faint pink color to the naked eye.
>
> As I was kicking myself for not bringing the
> DSLR I realized I had a 35mm camera and some
> RG200. This shot came out the best.
>
> Don't get to see them this far South very often,
> much less this good.....
>
> http://galaxyphoto.com/temp/oklahoma_aurora.jpg
>
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