Auroras
Taken by Rayann Elzein on March 21, 2017 @
Baltic Sea, south of Sweden & Finland
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Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Exposure Time: 5/1
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 6400
Date Taken: 2017:03:22 15:56:36
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With last night's high solar wind values, I suddenly became very excited because I was about to embark on a flight northbound from Amsterdam to Helsinki.
Immediately after take-off, around 9 PM local time, I managed to take photos of the northern lights above the North Sea, although very faint.
Soon after we reached the south of Sweden, and a beautiful auroral arc with some pillars sticking out was clearly visible, and even more beautiful on the pictures.
When we reached about 60°N, unfortunately we had to start aligning to the runway and the plane turned, so I could not see the Aurora anymore. Pity because they started being really bright!
So next days if you have flights in northern regions, or a night transatlantic flight, book a north facing window seat!
Another piece of advice: cabin lights are here really your enemy. You have to shield the entire window, because the slightest gap letting even a tiny bit of light through will ruin your shots.
Note #1: you might ask "why are the stars more or less pin point sharp, but the town lights on the ground look like zigzag trails". It's simple: the stars are so far away, that they seem to remain at the very same position for the viewer on earth, because relative to the distance between us and the stars, the movement of the aircraft is very small. However, it was a little bit bumpy ride in the plane, and the much nearer city lights beneath therefore also look bumpy.
Note #2: I managed to use my tripod to stabilise the camera. But because of the bumpiness of the ride, I still wanted to use very short shutter speeds. The first shot was 5s @ 6400 ISO, but the 2 others are only 2s @ 25600 ISO.
Photographer's website:
http://rez-photography.com
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