Observation by Pauline Phillips: Aurora Borealis

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Pauline Phillips

Observer

Pauline Phillips

Observed

2025 Jan 28 - 21:41

Uploaded

2025 Feb 21 - 13:58

Objects

Aurora

Equipment

Canon 5d III 16-55 lens

Exposure

f8 ISO 3200 7sec

Location

c 68deg north on coast of Norway

Target name

Aurora Borealis f

Title

Aurora Borealis

About this image

This image was taken from a boat travelling south at 12 knots along the coast of Norway at 68deg N near Harstad. This image is a small part of an extensive event lasting several hours. The images were hampered by lights and the motion of the boat. The phenomenon covered the whole of the sky and displayed a great variety of shapes and was extremely dynamic. Green, caused by oxygen atoms at a height of 100kms was the predominant colour with showings of purple, usually only seen in a strong display, caused by hydrogen atoms

Files associated with this observation

FB8A4821a.jpg (1.0 MB)

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Comments

Alan Thomas, 2025 Feb 21 - 14:57 UTC

Hi Pauline. That is a pretty amazing image, very dramatic! Alan

Pauline Phillips

Dawson, 2025 Feb 21 - 19:18 UTC

Pauline, that is spectacular, well done and it looks like you had a lovely time.

Pauline Phillips

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