Observation by Alex Pratt: Aurora - 2023 March 23/24

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Alex Pratt

Observer

Alex Pratt

Observed

2023 Mar 24 - 03:19

Uploaded

2023 Mar 24 - 16:03

Objects

Aurora

Equipment

IMX291 IP board camera 6mm f/0.95 lens
Raspberry Pi4
RMS software

Exposure

25 frames/sec

Location

Leeds, West Yorkshire (Bortle 7)

Target name

Aurora - 2023 March 23/24

Title

Aurora - 2023 March 23/24

About this image

I received an aurora alert text message from Len Entwisle and the e-mail alert from Sandra Brantingham. I think I saw a hint of a bright ray at around 23:30 but my once good view to my north is now blighted by intensely bright street lighting and blazing lights from small businesses. (I will post a photo to illustrate how bad it is). I then took some images from my back garden (house acting as a light shield), but no aurora.

The attached 10s composite image (contrast stretched) is from one of my north-facing meteor cameras (in mono mode) - see Nick James' image and the video from the camera hosted by Denis Buczynski. My conditions were better at this time in the early hours and a brief video is here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/v8oh67gnq87augw/Aurora_20230324_0320_ARP.mp4?dl=0

and a clip from earlier in the night, although the clouds keep masking the aurora:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fsc4ojdbka1c1qj/Aurora_20230323_2330_ARP.mp4?dl=0

Files associated with this observation

Aurora_20230324_031926_ARP.jpg (186.4 kB)

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Jimmy Fraser, Tim Haymes, Mr Leonard Entwisle

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