Polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs), Return of the Sun, Reighley Scattering
Taken by Fredrik Broms on February 2, 2025 @
Svalbard and Kvaløya, Norway
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Camera Used: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D4S
Exposure Time: 1/8000
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 250
Date Taken: 2025:02:03 10:34:50
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Today I saw the sun again for the first time since September last year. Living in Tromsø, the sun returned a couple of weeks ago, but I have been working on Svalbard lately where stars can still be seen during midday. On Svalbard, the sun hinted that it was there by offering some stunning pink-purple hue around midday due to Reighley scattering which made the news in the local newspaper "Svalbardposten" in the Arctic. Faint daylight auroras could also be seen. While I love the polar darkness best of all seasons of the year, the view down here in the "south" in Tromsø (ca 70 degrees N) was spectacular too and the cold stratosphere still allow Polar Stratospheric Clouds (PSC) to form. While the first sun stole the show, some beautiful PSCs could easily be seen (here recorded by a short shutter speed and setting the lens at f/22). Greeting from a colourful Arctic, Fredrik
Photographer's website:
https://www.northernlightsphotography.no/
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