Aurora (41N-Wyoming)
Taken by Jan Curtis on August 11, 2024 @
Cheyenne, Wyoming
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Exposure Time: 10/1
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 800
Date Taken: 2024:08:12 17:12:42
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Exactly 1 hour after sunset, I observed the first aurora with a Kp 6 index. For the next 12 minutes, tall rays were observed as blood red.
Exactly 3 hours later, a 2nd CME ignited a Kp 7, G3 solar storm. Since clouds and smoke were expected, I retreated at 10PM from my hill top perch but by 11PM, activity was picking up. I elected not to climb the hill again but set up my Fujifilm X-T5, Fujinon 16-55mm f/2.8 in my backyard and went to sleep. At 12:10AM, the aurora storm started under partly cloudy skies and lasted ~35 minutes. I managed to capture a Perseid too.
All in all, I was lucky to have captured anything.
Photographer's website:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cloud_spirit/
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