Biggest Aurora levels this year!

[apaulo (Paul)]

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 .

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/us...73737320047245

Just added a Star Trail Version

http://s1227.beta.photobucket.com/us...49400101157685

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

Regards Paul.

[iceman (Mike)]

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 (Paul)]

Hi Paul

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

Paul.

Originally Posted by 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?

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

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

[apaulo (Paul)]

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.

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

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

[apaulo (Paul)]

Thanks Mike

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

Originally Posted by iceman

So jealous! Lovely.

[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 (Simon)]

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

[Regulus (Trevor)]

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?f...type=1&theater