Observation by Grant Privett: Weak Aurora

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Grant Privett

Observer

Grant Privett

Observed

2026 Oct 10 - 21:10

Uploaded

2026 Oct 11 - 17:40

Objects

Aurora

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Constellation

Ursa Major

Field centre

RA: 11^h44^m
Dec: +63°16'
Position angle: +16°28'

Field size

51° × 35°

Equipment

Canon M5 + Samyang 14mm + Tripod

Exposure

8s ISO 3200

Location

Broad Chalke

Target name

End of Aurora

Title

Weak Aurora

About this image

Comedy of Errors.

Normally, when theres a CME on the way in I look at Aurorawatch frequently, but we had visitors and so I forgot. By the time one of them mentioned getting an aurora alert on their phone it was seriously in decline and just dropping below 200nT and gone amber. So I quickly set up and took some snaps and went back in. On the other hand one town dwelling visitor came out, admired the stars, saw a constellation or two, Saturn and the Milky-Way so hardly a waste.

Shame I forgot to focus and just had the Samyang lens set to just beyond infinity... Oops.

But it was just a very dim glow.

Files associated with this observation

aurora_20261010.jpg (1.4 MB)

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