auroras
Taken by Jonathan Harmon on November 6, 2025 @
Shenandoah National Park, Luray, Virginia
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Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS R5
Exposure Time: 4/1
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 3200
Date Taken: 2025:11:07 08:26:09
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With complete knowledge the near full moonlight would trash most of the aurorae potential, I made the 75 mile trek from DC metro filled with eternally sprung hope. From the 3,300 ft elevation at Stoney Man overlook, a cold but windless night embraced the Shenandoah Valley below as the lights of Luray began to twinkle under a cloudless starry sky. A perfect night for aurora shooting UNTIL the slightly waning gibbous appeared over a mountain top to the north. Waited patiently, checking iPhone cam for signs of auroral activity and snapped some interesting moon shadow shots to kill time (see last photo which I call “Fallen Stars”). By 9:40P EST, the phone began showing some faint, telltale pink. Fired up the R5 with EF 24-70 2.8 lens with RF adapter and started shooting. Really took a little teasing with Photoshop to bring out any color/detail from the brightly moonlit scene.
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