Aurora australis
Taken by Rod Kidd on February 20, 2014 @
"The Murrah" approximately 12 kilometres south of Bermagui in southern NSW Australia at 36.5 degrees South latitude.
I only got one good image using a tripod mounted Pentax K5 DSLR with a Pentax DA 21mm Limited lens. The exposure time was 47 seconds @ f3.2 and ISO800.
The captured image is significantly brighter than the naked eye view.
Time: 1047hrs UTC
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Camera Used: PENTAX PENTAX K-5
Exposure Time: 234/5
Aperture: f/3.2
ISO: 800
Date Taken: 2014:02:22 12:51:40
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Details:
I went out about 9.30pm to try out my Pentax Astrotracer - a means of getting long exposure trail-free star images. I soon became aware of a dull red and mauve glow on the southern horizon, that was progressively obscured by cloud within thirty minutes. Ordinarily this location is a great dark-sky site.
The image shows the Milky Way arcing upwards from the auroral glow; the Coal Sack nebula is the dark blotch immmediately below the Southern Cross.
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