I didn’t go out last night despite the truly amazing shots appearing on the local site. Last time the Aurora occurred I read that the colours were what the camera picked up, not actually what was seen and I felt a bit cheated. I have seen the Aurora only twice in my life and each time it was a very pale green glow in the night sky, not the fantastic reds oranges and purples apparently “seen” here last night. Should I regret being lazy and staying in? I’m not sure!
I have seen the Aurora bright enough in Oslo that I can enjoy with the naked eye and, really, that’s when I’ve gotten my best shots. As for the colors, it’s only this last year, being at the peak of the 11 year cycle, that the usual green has been replaced by the reds/pinks/purples/blues and that is due to the really high activity and resulting interaction with different atoms in various layers of the atmosphere. I could see the pinks and purples with my own eyes last May when everyone all over the world had that amazing night, even though our skies here in Oslo were not fully dark in the north, because we were in such an active location that the Aurora was all around so we could see the colors in the darker southern portion of the sky. It was weird to look the “other way” as well as to see colors other than green. Personally, I like the green the best, but that’s just me. 😃
Recently due to being at the peak of solar activity the Aurora has been seen and recorded throughout the UK. Only last week, fine images were posted on our local Facebook page (Suffolk coast) taken with mobile phones. When taking shots with my MFT camera on a cruise to Norway a couple of years ago, I was telling people that the Aurora was present as the camera was picking it up before it could be seen by the naked eye, but when they 'danced' moved quickly and seen by the naked eye, my wife's mobile phone captured fine images!
For Aurora shooting , I prefer my old Sony a99ii and 24mm prime lens. I have a shot of the Aurora behind the monolith at the Vigelandsparken in Oslo where I live as my background on my MacBook Pro. It’s a good shot. Whatever I catch, Aurora-wise on my iPhone 13 (lame camera compared to the much more expensive later editions with bells and whistles) look terrible on my large screen. I think it’s all about what you want to do with your images after the fact and shoot with what’s appropriate, imo. Enjoy!!!
I didn’t go out last night despite the truly amazing shots appearing on the local site. Last time the Aurora occurred I read that the colours were what the camera picked up, not actually what was seen and I felt a bit cheated. I have seen the Aurora only twice in my life and each time it was a very pale green glow in the night sky, not the fantastic reds oranges and purples apparently “seen” here last night. Should I regret being lazy and staying in? I’m not sure!
I have seen the Aurora bright enough in Oslo that I can enjoy with the naked eye and, really, that’s when I’ve gotten my best shots. As for the colors, it’s only this last year, being at the peak of the 11 year cycle, that the usual green has been replaced by the reds/pinks/purples/blues and that is due to the really high activity and resulting interaction with different atoms in various layers of the atmosphere. I could see the pinks and purples with my own eyes last May when everyone all over the world had that amazing night, even though our skies here in Oslo were not fully dark in the north, because we were in such an active location that the Aurora was all around so we could see the colors in the darker southern portion of the sky. It was weird to look the “other way” as well as to see colors other than green. Personally, I like the green the best, but that’s just me. 😃
Recently due to being at the peak of solar activity the Aurora has been seen and recorded throughout the UK. Only last week, fine images were posted on our local Facebook page (Suffolk coast) taken with mobile phones. When taking shots with my MFT camera on a cruise to Norway a couple of years ago, I was telling people that the Aurora was present as the camera was picking it up before it could be seen by the naked eye, but when they 'danced' moved quickly and seen by the naked eye, my wife's mobile phone captured fine images!
Nice shots. 😃
For Aurora shooting , I prefer my old Sony a99ii and 24mm prime lens. I have a shot of the Aurora behind the monolith at the Vigelandsparken in Oslo where I live as my background on my MacBook Pro. It’s a good shot. Whatever I catch, Aurora-wise on my iPhone 13 (lame camera compared to the much more expensive later editions with bells and whistles) look terrible on my large screen. I think it’s all about what you want to do with your images after the fact and shoot with what’s appropriate, imo. Enjoy!!!
I have always seen the green auroras, last night was the first time that I have ever seen red/purple colors as predominate.