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Post by pontiac1940 on Oct 12, 2021 7:07:46 GMT
The aurora blogsphere was afire tonight with chatter about a significant aurora event across Alberta. Some impressive photos were being posted. I had a quick look across the street in the park and they could be seen quite well, but we had company and I hung around a while. As I was leaving town (to get away from town lights) they were fantastic and the closer I got to "my" dark-sky spot they had waned. The big deal tonight was that some faint lights were above me and that never happens a this latitude. Anyway, it was fun as always. Meet STEVE, the sharper vertical streaks on the right. Google STEVE.  The lights to the high left were almost above me. Was pretty cool even if it was not crazy good.  |
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Post by Lillias on Oct 12, 2021 9:42:19 GMT
Fabulous as usual Clive.
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Post by cats4jan on Oct 12, 2021 11:24:59 GMT
Amazing
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Post by hmca on Oct 12, 2021 12:13:33 GMT
Just beautiful and also impressive that you were out there after midnight shooting!
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Post by BuckSkin on Oct 12, 2021 13:43:35 GMT
We never see anything like that where we live; maybe it's on account of the atmosphere being so super-loaded with humidity that nothing can get through.
I guess one has to live in "Big Sky" country to see such things.
Those could be landing lights on a UFO; did you see any UFOs ?
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Post by pontiac1940 on Oct 12, 2021 15:53:28 GMT
Thanks. I am so kicking myself for being polite and visiting with our company as I missed the best part around 10:15. The aurora waxed and waned but they never came back strong at least while I was up. The best shows are usually after midnight so I was not concerned about missing out but the main show was early last night. Oh well, another time. We never see anything like that where we live; maybe it's on account of the atmosphere being so super-loaded with humidity that nothing can get through. It's all to do with latitude, thus "northern" lights. We are at 49.3 N lat. When we can see them (not often) they are usually low on the northern horizon. It is rare to see them above as some were last night. (The second image posted is a 2-shot vertorama and the top is almost straight up.) Last night will be babbled about for years. Some spectacular photos and videos were posted on the Alberta Aurora Chasers FB group. It was so crazy last night, the site admin had to block new postings for a while around 2 AM or so.  (Coulda brought Facebook down again!  ) Thanks, Clive |
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Post by BuckSkin on Oct 12, 2021 16:42:31 GMT
I am so kicking myself for being polite and visiting with our company as I missed the best part I quit being polite years ago; maybe that's why we never have company. Try it sometime; being impolite has it's rewards. Having livestock was always a good excuse; meet them coming in the door as you are going out "I sure would like to stay and visit but I've got to pull a calf - y'all make yourselves ta home" Most wouldn't know a tripod from a set of calf-pullers; keep moving and don't dally and nobody will be the wiser. Thanks for explaining the Latitude factor; the name, "Northern Lights", should have given me a clue. |
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Post by whippet on Oct 12, 2021 18:23:15 GMT
I am so kicking myself for being polite and visiting with our company as I missed the best part I quit being polite years ago; maybe that's why we never have company. Try it sometime; being impolite has it's rewards. .................................................................................. Or have a houseful of dogs. That has always worked for me. @ Clive. Fabulous pictures, Clive. Until you started posting the Northern Lights, I had always thought that they only appeared in Iceland. |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Oct 12, 2021 18:25:00 GMT
Or have a houseful of dogs. That has always worked for me.  |
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Post by jim0004 on Oct 12, 2021 20:10:02 GMT
Simply Stunning! Thanks for sharing, Clive.
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Post by kdcintx on Oct 12, 2021 20:45:28 GMT
I would love to see the northern lights in person. Great photo, Clive.
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Post by dandc on Oct 12, 2021 23:25:23 GMT
Wowza shots Clive - thanks for sharing them!
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Post by pontiac1940 on Oct 13, 2021 1:44:39 GMT
Thanks all! Kicking myself for not staying out instead of visiting. I missed the main event. Oh well. This event will be talked about for years and years and be called something like the Thanksgiving 2021 Spectacular. (It was TG here in Canada yesterday.) Some photos here from the Star newspaper. If you want to see some spectacular photos (and some less so) join this group: www.facebook.com/groups/AlbertaAuroraChasers/ Pretty sure you can't see photos unless a member. Last night's show was not only spectacular but widespread. Without question, more photos were taken last night than of any single aurora event in Alberta's history ... possibly the most aurora photos ever taken in one night in Canada EVAH! Not only was it good, but aurora are now a "thing" with tens of thousands of followers all armed with fancy cell phones or fancy camera tackle. Clive |
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Post by jackscrap on Oct 13, 2021 3:13:48 GMT
Spectacular as always Clive, so glad you could share this event with us.
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Post by BuckSkin on Oct 13, 2021 4:48:32 GMT
I am so kicking myself for being polite and visiting with our company as I missed the best part You should have met them at the door coughing your lungs out all over them and apologizing and then cough some more; they wouldn't have hung around long, even if they came in. I saw somewhere big yellow pasteboard "Quarantined" signs for sale; they would have been handy. |
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(Coulda brought Facebook down again! 
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