Arizona SAR Arc and Aurora
Taken by Alan Dyer on October 7, 2024 @
Portal, Arizona
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Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS R5
Exposure Time: 40/1
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 3200
Date Taken: 2024:10:08 10:46:24
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Details:
These images are from southeastern Arizona at latitude 32° N and just 50 km north of the Mexican border, from October 7.
With a Kp7 storm underway, I shot north to see if the camera would pick up any evidence of the aurora. It did!
Early in the evening the camera picked up a red SAR (Stable Auroral Red) arc low across the north. The 360° panorama shows the SAR arc and green airglow around the horizon, and the Milky Way.
The single image taken later show some red curtains at their most active about 11:05 pm MDT, again just low in the north. The SAR arc had faded.
These are 30- to 40-second exposures at f/2.8 and ISO 3200, so the SAR and aurora were not bright. The SAR arc only showed up on camera.
Photographer's website:
https://www.amazingsky.com
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