Seaborne Auroras
Taken by Alan Dyer on October 24, 2017 @
North of Tromsø, Norway
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Camera Used: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D750
Exposure Time: 1/1
Aperture: f/1.8
ISO: 6400
Date Taken: 2017:10:25 02:48:08
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As expected the arrival of enhanced solar wind from a coronal hole bumped up the activity level Tuesday night and gave us a superb aurora display. These are from the coast of Norway, north of Tromsø, under the aurora oval at a latitude of more than 70° North. The aurora was covering the sky for most of the night, though was brightest to the north and northwest. At times the bottoms of the curtains were tinged with bright pink from nitrogen molecules. This was easily visible to the naked eye. The camera picked up the deeper reds from oxygen atoms.
I shot these from the ferry ship the m/s Nordlys (well-named for chasing the Northern Lights) operated by the Hurtigruten ship line. It and other Hurtigruten ships ply the coast as working ferry and cargo ships, but are also excellent for tourist tours for the spectacular scenery and auroras.
Photographer's website:
http://www.amazingsky.com
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