Fantastic Tom!
I am glad you guys finally got a good night. I really like the nice island and
sea background you were able to get in some of your images.
Woody
On Sep 29, 2016, at 9:34 PM, Tom Polakis <tpolakis@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Jenn and I are back from our 13-day circuit of the Ring Road in Iceland. We
scheduled the trip for late September in order to get some darkness in hopes
of seeing the Northern Lights. The sky was cloudy and aurorae were inactive
for the first nine nights, but the tenth brought small sucker holes and good
activity. The twelfth night was very transparent, and the display was beyond
any expectations.
Still photos are here, mostly taken from near the beautiful Snæfellsjökull
glacier.
http://www.pbase.com/polakis/iceland_aurora
The brightness at the base of the curtain in the last photo occurred about 10
percent of the time, and completely overwhelmed even 1st magnitude stars.
This brightest band would migrate across the sky, exhibiting impossible
twisting and swirling motions in living color. We agreed that this sight
beats a total solar eclipse. Rather than flail away at an explanation, the
best way to show it is with "real-time" video shot with a f/1.4 lens and ISO
25600. I can't decide if my favorite is the flickering vertical bands, the
twisting rope, or the raining from the sky.
Four videos are on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIt865PJwF0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PctUSrRZRoM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onv-nN78e7c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVUqIjvDZXU
Tom
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