auroras, Ursa Major
Taken by Frederic Hore on June 3, 2025 @
21102 Concession Rd 2, Bainsville, ON K0C 1E0, Canada
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Camera Used: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D850
Exposure Time: 8/1
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 2500
Date Taken: 2025:06:03 18:13:45
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Part 2. As the gibbous moon slowly faded below the horizon locally at 1:41 am, the sky suddenly exploded with colourful auroras in a symphony of light. Long tricolour pillars of pink, mauve, blue and green appeared, like a trombone player pointed to the sky, with his slider moving ever higher.
Meanwhile, the rest of the supporting orchestra played out in a long band of red and green bright colourful curtains radiating across the Northern sky. I imagined piccolos, violins and violas filling in the drama as light pillars marched from east to west, reaching a crescendo of surging, oscillating waves of radiation.
Not visible at first due to the gibbous moon’s 55.6% illumination washing out the Northern sky, once it set, auroras became visible to the eye as the sky progressively darkened.
It was a dramatic, dynamic and colourful scene - one of the most amazing auroras I have ever photographed in Southern Quebec!
Nikon D850, Nikkor 24-70 2.8 lens, 20mm 1.8 prime and 14mm 2.8 prime.
Exposures averaged 4 to 8 seconds at ISO 2500 and 3200.
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