Observation by Robin Leadbeater: Purple Aurora from Cumbria

Uploaded by

Robin Leadbeater

Observer

Robin Leadbeater

Observed

2023 Apr 23 - 21:33

Uploaded

2023 Apr 24 - 14:19

Objects

Aurora

Planetarium overlay

Enable overlay
Show stars
Label stars
Show deep sky objects
Label deep sky objects
Show constellation boundaries
Show constellation sticks
Show constellation labels
Show RA/Dec grid

Constellation

Perseus

Field centre

RA: 03^h06^m
Dec: +55°26'
Position angle: +28°10'

Field size

61° × 44°

Equipment

Lumix LF1 snapshot camera

Exposure

30 sec

Location

Near Wigton Cumbria

Target name

Aurora

Title

Purple Aurora from Cumbria

About this image

Nice purple Aurora (Nitrogen) looking NNW over the Solway. The colours were very muted to my eyes, slight green and reddish

Files associated with this observation

P1040762.JPG (1.1 MB)

Like this image

Jeremy Shears, Callum Potter, Grant Privett, Mike Harlow, Gerard Cauchi, Philip Jennings

Copyright of all images and other observations submitted to the BAA remains with the owner of the work. Reproduction of work by third parties is expressly forbidden without the consent of the copyright holder. By submitting images to this online gallery, you grant the BAA permission to reproduce them in any of our publications.

Registered charity no. 210769
Registered company no. 117572

For more information including contact details, click here.

Our Terms of Use are here.

Our Privacy Policy is here.