Observation by Graham Winstanley: Bonfire Aurora

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Graham Winstanley

Observer

Graham Winstanley

Observed

2023 Nov 05 - 20:38

Uploaded

2023 Nov 08 - 18:51

Objects

M82

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Constellation

Ursa Major

Field centre

RA: 11^h00^m
Dec: +47°39'
Position angle: +9°00'

Field size

61° × 45°

Equipment

Canon 1100D

Exposure

10s at ISO 400

Location

Bassingham, Lincolnshire

Target name

Northern lights

Title

Bonfire Aurora

About this image

Received the alerts from Sandra and SPA. Nothing was seen by eye but the first couple of shots were the best. Later in the evening there was just a very faint green horizontal band.

I had to use a bit of basic processing to brighten the image.

The bonfire in the distance confirms the date!

Files associated with this observation

IMG_5628.jpg (1.4 MB)

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Jeremy Shears, Duncan Hale-Sutton, Peter Tickner, Callum Potter, Grant Privett, James Weightman, Paul Whitmarsh, Ron Johnson, Dominic Ford, Philip Jennings, Andrew Paterson, Peter Carson

Comments

Philip Jennings, 2023 Nov 11 - 13:02 UTC

Lovely image Graham. Thanks to cloud, I only caught a tiny glimpse of the aurora from my location overlooking the Vale of Pickering, but I counted eight bonfires!

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