Anyone see the aurora?

[p11]

On the East coast, they took pictures from Mt. Washington.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf69enj ... PLsf_n3wlg

[n.bumppo]

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I spoke too soon. When I posted my first response I had not yet processed my photos. While I was at the view point I had not seen any sign of the Northern Lights in the sky, nor had I seen anything on the camera LCD. However, when I processed my photos just now I noticed that small bit of the aurora in the upper left corner. Woohoo.

You sure that might not be a minor bit of momentary lens flare perhaps? It kinda looks like it lines right up with the lights from the photogs...


ron

I am sure the green in the upper left is not lens flare. The feature includes yellow light rays in a conical shape along with the green flare. The overall shape is like an outline of a yellow cone with a green scope of ice cream on top. It's easier to see in the hires original picture than in the lower res image I posted.

[mjirving]

Nothing seen from the summit of South Sister from talking with people coming down from staying the night as I was going up.

GoalTech/Mike

[retired jerry]

I saw Aurora from Jasper National Park in Canada once, and it was sort of like your picture, just a general glow, not the streamers and stuff you see pictures of.

[greenjello85]

20140912_Night Sky_5.jpg

I spoke too soon. When I posted my first response I had not yet processed my photos. While I was at the view point I had not seen any sign of the Northern Lights in the sky, nor had I seen anything on the camera LCD. However, when I processed my photos just now I noticed that small bit of the aurora in the upper left corner. Woohoo.

Nice picture! Bummed I missed this

[R11]

I am sure the green in the upper left is not lens flare. The feature includes yellow light rays in a conical shape along with the green flare. The overall shape is like an outline of a yellow cone with a green scope of ice cream on top. It's easier to see in the hires original picture than in the lower res image I posted.

The lines show up great Dave. They're actually what makes it look more like a flare/refraction artifact. See how the symmetrical cone/green half circle spot lines right up, and equidistant from the center of the frame, with the light source:

Here's a different example:

And another:

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http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread551090/pg3

And just for the fun of it, here's one showing up in a photo of the aurora even:

Different lens/camera/light source can create different looking (shape/color) artifacts and if you look close on the middle example you can actually see a couple of small "spindle" flares to the right of the large one that looks totally different. I'm guessing the long exposure may have something to do with the way it shows up possibly as well?

And as you posted earlier, the models showed the aurora well to the east/north from the NW by Friday evening at any rate:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heDrDn8vBVc


ron

[Waffle Stomper]

20140912_Night Sky_5.jpg

I spoke too soon. When I posted my first response I had not yet processed my photos. While I was at the view point I had not seen any sign of the Northern Lights in the sky, nor had I seen anything on the camera LCD. However, when I processed my photos just now I noticed that small bit of the aurora in the upper left corner. Woohoo.

You sure that might not be a minor bit of momentary lens flare perhaps? It kinda looks like it lines right up with the lights from the photogs...


ron

I am sure the green in the upper left is not lens flare. The feature includes yellow light rays in a conical shape along with the green flare. The overall shape is like an outline of a yellow cone with a green scope of ice cream on top. It's easier to see in the hires original picture than in the lower res image I posted.

I agree with Ron. In the PNW. Typically the northern lights appear near the horizon either as a faint glow or a curtained or banded look. It would never be a spot or have a conical feature that high above the horizon. https://www.flickr.com/search?sort=rele ... washington

It's still a great shot of an adventure.