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[112aug]

I was excited. After finishing a week of work, I was en-route to my favorite Friday night get-away: Wyoming. Even though clouds passed by as I made my 2 hour trek, all the forecast models were clear that I would have clear skies by the time darkness arrived. As I drove, I thought about my plans for the evening. With my bluetooth speaker, my cameras, and my telescope, I would arrive at my destination (a friend’s house in a Bortle 2), set up my photography equipment, then drive to my observation site where I would observe galaxies and sketch them. When I finish sketching, I would return to my friend’s house and photograph the night sky.At about 5:45 PM, I got a notification on my phone of a G5 Solar Storm warning. I started to think that just maybe I could get a glimpse of the Northern Lights. Little did I know I was going to have an evening I would never forget.

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[UnityLover]

Great read!
What degree north was your friend's house?

[112aug]

Great read!
What degree north was your friend's house?

Thank you!

 

My friend's house is about 42º N of the equator. 

[NinePlanets]

Great time lapse movie! Definitely worth a click to the website! . Thank you!

[Javier1978]

Wow, that must have been impressive. Thanks for sharing!

[112aug]

Great time lapse movie! Definitely worth a click to the website! . Thank you!

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!  

[112aug]

Wow, that must have been impressive. Thanks for sharing!

Thank you! It was an unforgettable experience! 

[rocketman266]

great pictures

 

I was sick that night but my son saw the about same time near Redding California

[112aug]

great pictures

 

I was sick that night but my son saw the about same time near Redding California

Thank you!

 

I am sorry you were sick that night, but I am glad your son saw it. Hopefully you were able to catch the Northern Lights on the night of the Perseids this year!

[rob.0919]

Nice report. 2024 has really come up trumps for Aurora.

 

May 10 will live long in the memory for sure

Heck, we even got to see it from the UK !!

[CapPic]

Amazing show on 10/10 too!

[112aug]

Nice report. 2024 has really come up trumps for Aurora.

 

May 10 will live long in the memory for sure

Heck, we even got to see it from the UK !!

Thank you!

 

Yes, 2024 has been a great year for them. Glad you were able to see them from the UK!

[112aug]

Amazing show on 10/10 too!

Yes! I was thankful enough to go out and catch them! Here is my best picture from my iPhone. I haven't had a chance to go through the DSLR footage yet.

 

Edited by 112aug, 11 October 2024 - 01:15 PM.

[JerryStellar]

Fantastic article! If I can figure out how to place a pic in this thread I’ll post what we caught in central Ohio 

[112aug]

Fantastic article! If I can figure out how to place a pic in this thread I’ll post what we caught in central Ohio 

I would love to see it! I figured out I could upload my picture by:

1. Taking a screenshot of the photo, and saving it as a low quality .jpg (must be smaller than 500 KB, which is ~0.5 MB)

2. Clicking "More Reply Options" in the bottom right next to the green "Post" button

3. Clicking the "Browse" button and finding my image

4. After it uploads, clicking "Attach This File"

 

Hope that helps!

[the_chemist]

thanks for posting this

[Starman47]

Awesome

[Mathieu Olivier]

I found the article beautiful, but at times it delves too deeply into the technical details of stargazing equipment and observations, which may detract from the poetic wonder of the Northern Lights experience.

[112aug]

thanks for posting this

Glad you enjoyed it!

[112aug]

Awesome

Thank you! It was.

[112aug]

I found the article beautiful, but at times it delves too deeply into the technical details of stargazing equipment and observations, which may detract from the poetic wonder of the Northern Lights experience.

Thanks for your feedback! I wrote this with the intent to be both narrative and technical. My brain is interested in the technical aspects of the observations I recorded, and I figured the Cloudy Nights forum would most likely feature people who are interested in the technical aspects as well.

[woodswalker88]

Here in PA it was ALL CLOUDS for the May episode. I stayed up most of the nite waiting for it to clear. Nope. 
It wasn't until October 10th that PA lucked out Bigtime!!! Finally saw it!! 

[JimFR]

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[mikehager]

A wonderful story, well told.  I suspect your Bible Study the next day must have been something special!

[Dave Mitsky]

The following are two of my iPhone Night mode aurora photos from the morning of August 12th.  

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