Aurora Borealis time lapse

[RobStubbs]

I spotted this via another forum I frequent, beautiful images !

 

Aurora

 

Rob.

[Chris Plumb]

 

 

C.

[corydoras]

Excellent. I've been up round the North Cape of Norway (up to about 71^o latitude) loads of times, in summer, winter, spring and autumn and spent about 6 weeks in Molde in Norway (about 62^o latitude) and never ONCE did I see any aurora.

[Zigs]

Lovely Rob.

 

My Dad saw it once from surrey when he was little.

 

When are we due the next big particle discharge ?

[corydoras]

Lovely Rob.

 

My Dad saw it once from surrey when he was little.

 

When are we due the next big particle discharge ?

Next solar maximum is predicted May 2013, but weather on the sun is harder to predict than weather on earth. They thought we would be at solar max by now but apart from one or two displays like the one in the sequences Rob posted it's been a bit dissapointing

[Snatcher]

Saw it from Drummore,Mull of Galloway back last month First time I had seen it. Even managed a few photos of it (blurred) Had been doing a star trail shoot when I noticed the Aurora to the north. Never noticed the condensation on the lens though !!!! To the naked eye it was shafts of white light. Turned out red and green on a 30 sec exposure.

 

John

[jason.p]

We went to a friends wedding in Finnish Lapland a couple of years ago (200 miles inside the Arctic circle) and what finally persuaded me to go was to see the Aurora. Conditions would have been perfect but there was a full moon and it was not visible. I was gutted

It's on my bucket list, just have to go back

[Newt]

That must be an awesome sight in person.

[Snatcher]

Like I say,took this shot last month over in Drummore,Mull of Galloway where we spend most of the summer. I could kick myself for not seeing that the lens was covered in condensation On reviewing my first shot on screen it looked fine. I think it was the excitement of the situation that made me forget to zoom in to check the detail. I will never do that again

 

Anyway here is my shot. Even managed to get the Plough into the frame !!!

 

 

John

[Zigs]

Like I say,took this shot last month over in Drummore,Mull of Galloway where we spend most of the summer. I could kick myself for not seeing that the lens was covered in condensation On reviewing my first shot on screen it looked fine. I think it was the excitement of the situation that made me forget to zoom in to check the detail. I will never do that again

 

Anyway here is my shot. Even managed to get the Plough into the frame !!!

 

 

John

 

You were talking the whole shot down there John, so that we were building up to dissapointment.

 

Didn't work, fantastic shot