Aurora reflected in the calm waters of Frame Lake this evening and arching over the Prince of Wales Museum in Yellowknife, NWT, on Sept 5, 2019. The Museum exterior is lit by rippling coloured LED lights that mimic the aurora. The Big Dipper and Ursa Major are above the aurora. The arc of the Lights was brighter earlier on this evening but had faded by the time I got set, but came back somewhat, as I shot here. I shot this from Somba K’e Park. This is a blend of a 8-second exposure for most of the scene, with a 0.25-second exposure for the buildings and flag avenue at right, to reduce the glare from the lights and retain details. All at ISO 1000 with the Sigma 20mm lens at f/2 and Nikon D750.
Aurora reflected in the very calm waters of Frame Lake this evening and arching over the Prince of Wales Museum in Yellowknife, NWT, on Sept 5, 2019. The Museum exterior is lit by rippling coloured LED lights that mimic the aurora. The Big Dipper and Ursa Major are above the aurora. The arc of the Lights was brighter earlier on this evening but had faded by the time I got set, but came back somewhat, as I shot here. I shot this from Somba K’e Park. This is a blend of a 10-second exposure for most of the scene, with a 0.5-second exposure for the buildings and flag avenue at right, to reduce the glare from the lights and retain details. All at ISO 800 with the Laowa 15mm lens at f/2 and Sony a7III.
A fragment of a STEVE auroral arc to the northwest over the main observing field at the Saskatchewan Summer Star Party, on August 31, 2019, just before midnight CST. The arc became more sharply defined over the previous 15 minutes, but then faded shortly affter this, though clouds were also moving in from the south. This was seen through a fortunate break in the clouds this night. There was a general wash of a diffuse arc of normal green aurora across the north as well. The Big Dipper is at centre. Kp Index was 5 this this, during a geomagnetic storm. This was from the Meadows Campground at the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Centre Block, south of Maple Creek. This is a 25-second exposure with the 15mm Laowa lens at f/2 and Sony a7III at ISO 3200.
