Equinox aurora and Milky Way
Taken by Chirag Upreti on September 21, 2017 @
Vik, Iceland
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Camera Used: SONY ILCE-7SM2
Exposure Time: 20/1
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 4000
Date Taken: 2017:10:14 09:35:42
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The sky over the city of Vik was predicted to be cloudy for the night, but there was a lucky break in the cloud cover that reveled the near vertical Milky Way in this dark site. The illumination of the aurora as it approached the Milky Way was in stark contrast to the dark sky. The slowly dancing wall of magenta and yellow hues was followed by a bright green diffused glow as it advanced towards the Milky Way. Interestingly, the clouds near the horizon also took on a prominent green hue.
Also seen in the distant horizon, likely is a precipitation shaft of a far away storm. The foreground here is farmland that leads to the open ocean.
About 10-15 minutes after this shot the green glow enveloped the sky and the Milky Way details were lost, soon after the clouds came in and we called it a night. This was a very pleasant and welcome surprise for the Autumn equinox!
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