A colourful aurora in the deep blue of twilight on Febrary 26, 2023 on a Kp6 storm night. From the Churchill Northern Studies Centre. The Big Dipper and Ursa Major are at upper centre. Leo is rising at right. The landscape is lit by the waxing quarter Moon. This is a single 8-second exposure with the Venus Optics 15mm lens at f/2 and Canon R6 at ISO 800. A mild Orton glow added with Luminar Neo.
A 220° panorama of the aurora appearing in deep twilight on a Kp6 night on February 26, 2023, from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill, Manitoba, at 58° N. This night auroras were seen as far south as the northern U.S. Here they appear across the northern and eastern sky still lit by evening twilight and by moonlight from the waxing crescent Moon. The mixing of twilight blue and auroral colours produces more subtle shades of red and magentas, as well as variations in the greens. The Big Dipper is at centre; Leo is at right of centre; Orion is at far right. At left is the Northern Studies Centre, with several of the Road Scholar tour group on the upper deck watching the lights. This is a panorama of 6 segments, each 8-second exposures at f/2 with the Venus Optics 15mm lens and Canon R6 at ISO 800, and in landscape orientation. Stitched with Adobe Camera Raw.
A 270° panorama of the aurora appearing in deep twilight on a Kp6 night on February 26, 2023 from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill, Manitoba, at 58° N. This night auroras were seen as far south as the northern U.S. Here they appear across the eastern and southern sky still lit by evening twilight and by moonlight from the waxing crescent Moon. The Big Dipper is at left; Leo is at centre; Gemini is at top to the right of centre; Orion is at right; the Moon is at top right in Taurus by the Pleiades and Hyades. This is a panorama of 8 segments, each 8-second exposures at f/2 with the Venus Optics 15mm lens (camera in portrait orientation) and Canon R6 at ISO 400. Stitched with PTGui
