Observation by Alan C Tough: Aurora 2021 February 21-22

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Alan C Tough

Observer

Alan C Tough

Observed

2021 Feb 20 - 20:45

Uploaded

2021 Feb 24 - 10:28

Objects

Aurora

Equipment
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark III DSLR
  • Sigma EX DG 20 mm lens
  • Manfrotto tripod
  • Remote switch
Exposure

6 seconds @ f/3.2, ISO-1600

Location

Elgin, Moray, Scotland

Target name

Northern Lights

Title

Aurora 2021 February 21-22

About this image

There were two brief, but spectacular, bursts of auroral activity between 20:30 and 21:00 UT on February 20. The camera picked up a wide range of colours, thanks, in part, to a 60% waxing gibbous Moon.

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