Tonights Sky from Melbourne

[Big Dave]

Pentax K5, 30 Secs, 18mm F/2.8 Lens from Flinders.

[h0ughy]

fantastic shot!

[DavidU]

BUGGER ! I was going to go to flinders but was called in to work.....

[Paul Haese]

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.

[Octane]

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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[carl37]

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.

[Big Dave]

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?

Cheers.

[Big Dave]

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.

[Big Dave]

Did it clear up again?
You will have to put up your shot from the Golf Coarse.
Regards,
Big Dave

[apaulo]

Hi Dave,

I did tell you to up the iso to 3200 :P

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.

Regards Paul.

[Big Dave]

Tweaked it just a little more

[multiweb]

Good catch. You can really see the curtains on the side. :thumbsup:

[iceman]

Excellent!

[CapturingTheNight]

Great shot Dave. Glad the clouds stayed away long enough for you to grab some images.

[Ross G]

Great capture Dave.

Ross.

[carl37]

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/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=82751

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

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

Regards,
Carl

[apaulo]

Hey Carl

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

Paul.

[lacad01]

Nice one Dave :thumbsup:

[Big Dave]

Yes I have envied his back deck (Aurora Imaging Platform) for a while now...

[ourkind]

Excellent work Dave, very nice!!