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Old 01-06-2013, 09:55 PM
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Tonights Sky from Melbourne

Pentax K5, 30 Secs, 18mm F/2.8 Lens from Flinders.
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Old 01-06-2013, 10:11 PM
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fantastic shot!
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Old 01-06-2013, 10:39 PM
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BUGGER ! I was going to go to flinders but was called in to work.....
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Old 01-06-2013, 10:49 PM
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Well done Dave, cloud has once again defeated me. Sitting at home with 8/8 cloud and wondering why the weather gods hate me so. This would have been a cracker from Kings Beach.

The green is nice, perhaps ramp up the saturation just a little more. It will really pop then.
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Old 01-06-2013, 11:03 PM
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Well done.

I nabbed a single shot of it (from a bad angle) from Auckland tonight with Rolf Wahl Olsen. Looks like I timed my arrival in NZ perfectly!

I didn't know it was possible to see them this far north. :O

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Old 01-06-2013, 11:27 PM
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Nice one!

I think I bumped into you in the car park when you were leaving.
I missed the vivid green you have here, but I got some nice reds.

Great to see this visible from Melbourne.
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Old 02-06-2013, 06:30 AM
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Well done Dave, cloud has once again defeated me. Sitting at home with 8/8 cloud and wondering why the weather gods hate me so. This would have been a cracker from Kings Beach.

The green is nice, perhaps ramp up the saturation just a little more. It will really pop then.
Did try this, there was not really enough data. When I cracked it up it looked scratchy, then I found myself chasing it with the blacks and contrast. Maybe I should have upped the ISO to 3200 (From 1600). I put it down to it was only a Kp of 6?

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Old 02-06-2013, 06:32 AM
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I made a time-lapse, it is linked here.

http://youtu.be/5ITU-FwtOIU

I like the point that a red chuck appears to 'blow off' in the middle.
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Old 02-06-2013, 06:34 AM
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Did it clear up again?
You will have to put up your shot from the Golf Coarse.
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Nice one!

I think I bumped into you in the car park when you were leaving.
I missed the vivid green you have here, but I got some nice reds.

Great to see this visible from Melbourne.
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Old 02-06-2013, 07:19 AM
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Hi Dave,

I did tell you to up the iso to 3200

Dave was the man last night, usually when he chases Aurorae with us he brings the clouds with him. Last night we both had a good session and snapped some really nice images.

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Old 02-06-2013, 11:02 AM
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Tweaked it just a little more
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Good catch. You can really see the curtains on the side.
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Old 02-06-2013, 11:11 AM
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Great shot Dave. Glad the clouds stayed away long enough for you to grab some images.
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Old 03-06-2013, 07:59 AM
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Great capture Dave.

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Old 03-06-2013, 08:32 AM
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Did it clear up again?
You will have to put up your shot from the Golf Coarse.
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It didn't clear up. I stayed there for about 20 minutes, and there was no sign of change so I gave up.

Here's a link to one of my photos:
http://spaceweather.com/gallery/indi...pload_id=82751

In fact this was the first one I've seen in almost a year and a half of trying!

I didn't realise that Paul was with you. I've seen and envied his aurora pics many a time.

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Old 03-06-2013, 09:37 AM
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Hey Carl

Usually when Dave comes with us he brings the clouds. This time I took the risk and it paid off.

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Old 03-06-2013, 05:37 PM
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Yes I have envied his back deck (Aurora Imaging Platform) for a while now...

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It didn't clear up. I stayed there for about 20 minutes, and there was no sign of change so I gave up.

Here's a link to one of my photos:
http://spaceweather.com/gallery/indi...pload_id=82751

In fact this was the first one I've seen in almost a year and a half of trying!

I didn't realise that Paul was with you. I've seen and envied his aurora pics many a time.

Regards,
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Excellent work Dave, very nice!!
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