Biggest Aurora levels this year!

[apaulo]

Hello Everyone

Well the Solar storm, which is happening right now at a K-index of 7 ~

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wingkp/

~ produced an excellent light show. As usual after a 10 day heat wave in Victoria consisting of clear skies the timing of the cool change and cloud cover wasn't apperciated :shrug:.

My back Veranda has been replaced so I placed the good old Pentax on the tripod outside and just let it snap away. I took around 400~500 images with roughy 10% of them with reasonable skies.

Here is an image I just finished processing in PS CS3

http://s1227.beta.photobucket.com/user/apaulo1966/media/CelestailFirworks_zps7f3cdde5.jpg.h tml#/user/apaulo1966/media/CelestailFirworks_zps7f3cdde5.jpg.h tml?&_suid=13635625350310117737373200472 45

Just added a Star Trail Version

http://s1227.beta.photobucket.com/user/apaulo1966/media/startrails17march_zps374556d3.jpg.h tml?sort=3&o=0#/user/apaulo1966/media/startrails17march_zps374556d3.jpg.h tml?sort=3&o=0&_suid=13635668867180624940010115768 5

As usual the standard 30 second sub @ iso3200 using the 14mm Samyang lens

Regards Paul.

[iceman]

So jealous! Lovely.

[Paul Haese]

I was clouded out here so did not get anything, but was watching it go up by the hour. If it is still going tonight I will take a drive south and hopefully pick something up.

BTW Paul that image is quite small, can you put up another one that is bigger?

[apaulo]

Hi Paul

Can you send me your email via the other forum or PM me here and I can send them to you.

Paul.

[jjjnettie]

:) So envious . If there was ever a reason to move south, this is it.

[apaulo]

Thanks Jenttie

I wasn't thinking that when the clouds and rain rolled in. The Aurora was seen as high as Swanhill. It seems with a Kp @ 8~9 the released photons can be seen at high latitudes
Regards Paul.

[apaulo]

Thanks Mike

Looks like it might appear again tonight but not as strong..weather looks clearer than last night, fingers crossed.
Paul

[Paul Haese]

Yes I am banking on it Paul. I will be going out if the sky is clear. Might have to be all night with the moon as bright as it is.

[gregbradley]

A stunner. I wish I got some of that action up in NSW.

Greg.

[MrB]

Nice shots Paul.
Ofcourse, this happens AFTER I return home from a week long trip down south :mad2:

[Regulus]

Nice photo.
Here's one taken from Forth in North West Tas and posted to Amazing Tasmanias' FB page. Pic By Julia Head.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=227948287343513&set=a.161015760703433.8856041.16101 2484037094&type=1&theater