A Kp5 level aurora seen October 24-25, 2019 from home across the north. The aurora always appeared as a diffuse glow and arc without much structure or motion this night, though the patchy clouds didn’t help! But it shows how a bright aurora can shine through the clouds. The Big Dipper is in the clouds, but the LIttle Dipper and Polaris are at top left. This is a single image with the 15mm Venus Optics lens at f/2 and Sony a7III at ISO 1600 for 20 seconds each. Luminar Flex Soft Glow filter added for effect.
On the Trollfjord, Oct 19, 2019, north of Tromso.
A fine display of aurora in curtains across the north, October 19, 2019, observed from the upper Deck 9 of the ms Trollfjord on the southbound voyage north of Tromsø along the Norwegian coast. Illumination is partly from the waning gibbous Moon. This is a 0.4-second exposure with the 15mm lens at f/2 and Sony a7III at ISO 6400.
