Aurora
Taken by Graeme Whipps on May 15, 2016 @
Loch Kinard, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS 6D
Exposure Time: 15/1
Aperture: f/3.2
ISO: 1600
Date Taken: 2016:05:15 14:49:44
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A surprise aurora last night, all the more so because the global kp index only reached 3 (unsettled), a level at which it would normally be impossible to see the northern lights at this time of year over Aberdeenshire, with the permanent twilight skies. I think what made the difference in this case was the strongly southward magnetic field within the solar wind, which allowed the aurora to spread much further south than that would normally be the case with the level of magnetic deviations. I was fortunate to get this shot due to the cloud cover over the northeast of Scotland, but luckily the clouds parted at just the right time, and I was able to view some bright rays in the twilight. Taken at 0103 UTC, with a Canon 6d and Canon 17-35mm lens, f3.2, ISO1600, 15 second exposure.
Photographer's website:
http://graemewhipps-photography.com
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