(Another) Failed Aurora Chase

[CapturingTheNight (Greg)]

Hi all,

With an X class solar flare predicted to impact Earth, like most southern Aus night scapers I went chasing aurora last Thursday. Left work at 4pm and drove six hours to the Victorian coast at Cape Shank. Arrived just at the end of astro twilight and met up with Alex Cherney. There were so many other people chasing aurora there, but not surprising I guess given the proximity to Melbourne and the popularity of social media. It's a great location but for the next predicted big one (hopefully soon) I think I would head somewhere a bit more off the beaten track.
Whilst waiting in hope (and in vain as it turned out) of an aurora display I spent a while climbing around the cape in the dark and doing a few night scapes.

"Beacons In The Night"

14 image panorama (7x2rows), Canon 5D MkII, 14mm, F/2.8, ISO 1600, 20 Second exposures.

"Hunting"

Canon 5DMkII, 14mm, F/2.8, ISO 3200, Single 30 second exposure. Foreground illuminated by the Cape Shank Lighthouse.

Cheers

Greg

[Larryp (Laurie)]

Both are great shots, Greg

[glenc (Glen)]

Greg what is the green in the 2nd shot? (RHS)

[CapturingTheNight (Greg)]

Thanks Laurie

That is airglow Glen

[Ross G]

No aurora Greg but still two beautiful photos.

Ross.

[matt34 (Matt)]

Beautiful images, The moonlit foreground in the pano is great. Is it the lighthouse lighting up the foreground in the other shot?

I ended up down the other side of the coast that night (airey inlet will have to look thru my pics to see if any are worth posting), there was still a large number of people around but there was a bit more space that it sounds around cape schanck way

[Paul Haese]

Those are both nice images Greg. I like the one once the moon set best.

[CapturingTheNight (Greg)]

Thank you so much Paul, Matt and Ross

Originally Posted by matt34

Is it the lighthouse lighting up the foreground in the other shot?

Yes it is. The light sweeps around and lights up the cape almost perfectly for a high ISO night shot every twenty seconds or so.

[Derek Klepp]

Still some nice pics Greg

[CapturingTheNight (Greg)]

Thank you very much Derek