Re: [APML] Intense Aurora Over England

["Jim Ives" <flyboy9990@earthlink.net>]

Geeze John nice shots.  And snow allready???? :(
Jim Ives
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John C. Mirtle" <spampit@shaw.ca>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 8:58 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] Intense Aurora Over England


> Blue aurora is pretty rare, it represents the most intense levels of
aurora.
> Ionized Nitrous Oxide I believe. If you have clear skies, get outside! I
> have only seen blue 3 or 4 times, it's worth a bit of sleep depravation! I
> have a couple of shots of blue on my web site from 1992. Hopefully someone
> can improve on them. We are digging out from 8" of snow, no observing for
a
> few more days. :-(
>
> http://members.shaw.ca/jmirtle/aurora2.htm
> http://members.shaw.ca/jmirtle/aurora3.htm
> http://members.shaw.ca/jmirtle/aurora4.htm
>
> Try 400 or faster film, f1.8, 30 to 34 seconds. Bracket like crazy!
>
> John Mirtle
> Calgary, Ab. Canada
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Eddie Guscott" <eddie.guscott@blueyonder.co.uk>
> To: "APML" <astro-photo@seds.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 4:59 PM
> Subject: [APML] Intense Aurora Over England
>
>
> Hi All
>
> Just got back from my local (35 miles distant) dark site where I and two
> others witnessed a quite intense auroral display between 21.45/22.15UT
this
> evening 29 October.
>
> Hopefully will get film developed tomorrow.
>
> Vivid red/green/blue rays and curtains.
>
> We were lucky - found a clear spot between clouds and mist.
>
> For anyone reading this in UK - althought I am now clouded out in Essex,
the
> York magnetometer still showing storm activity - so get outside and have a
> look ... NOW !!!!
>
> Eddie Guscott
>
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