Nature Photography

[azurbanclucker]

 

[mdees88]

Storm is over according to Spaceweather.

Who else got to see it?

I did, thanks to you! Appreciate the heads up.

 

[mdees88]

I left south AL at 11am and crossed the Tennessee border right before sundown. Didn't really have time to scout for scenic locations. I found a secluded area in between some cow pastures and made the best of it.

This was my first time viewing and photographing the northern lights and it was a blast. I did get to see some red and a hint of grey/yellow-green with the naked eye but almost the entirety of it was only visible through the camera. It looked very good in it though.

I was amazed by how quickly the shapes changed. I was taking 6-8 second exposures, pausing 5-10 seconds in between and almost every image looked a little different. I got back home a few hours ago and started running a few through lightroom. Here's one I finished, and I'll post some more later....

 

[jnicholes]

I left south AL at 11am and crossed the Tennessee border right before sundown. Didn't really have time to scout for scenic locations. I found a secluded area in between some cow pastures and made the best of it.

This was my first time viewing and photographing the northern lights and it was a blast. I did get to see some red and a hint of grey/green with the naked eye but almost the entirety of it was only visible through the camera. It looked very good in it though.

I was amazed by how quickly the shapes changed. I was taking ~6 second exposures, pausing 5-10 seconds in between and almost every image looked a little different. I got back home a few hours ago and started running a few through lightroom. Here's one I finished, and I'll post some more later....

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It’s funny, I was just going through my pictures I took this morning and I noticed the exact same thing. Every picture is slightly different. The only difference is I took 6 to 10 second exposures.

 

[mdees88]

 

[mdees88]

Here is some info I found on nasaspacenews.com, talking about geomagnetic storms.

"A geomagnetic storm is triggered when energy from solar winds, often in the form of a CME, interacts with Earth’s magnetic field. On October 8, sunspot AR 3848 unleashed a CME that traveled toward Earth at a staggering speed of 2.9 million mph (4.6 million kph). Covering the 93 million miles between the Sun and Earth in just two days, this mass of charged particles collided with the planet’s magnetosphere, causing it to compress and allowing these particles to penetrate the atmosphere.

As these particles streamed into the atmosphere, they collided with atoms of oxygen and nitrogen. This collision released photons, creating the colorful light displays we see as auroras. The specific colors—green, pink, red, and purple—are determined by the type of gas the particles interact with. Oxygen tends to emit green and red light, while nitrogen produces blue and purple hues. The October 2024 event was particularly vibrant because of the sheer volume of charged particles and the intensity of the geomagnetic storm."

Sunspot 3848 is at the top of this image I took today. It was facing earth when the CME happened on Oct 8th. Amazing world God created!

Here are a few more pics from last night.....

 

[jnicholes]

I found and caught this at my house. Aranius gemmoides, the cat faced spider.

I’m telling you, it was about an inch in size, maybe a little less than that.

 

[azurbanclucker]

NOPE!

 

[azurbanclucker]

Cell crummy super zoom, but it was naked eye visible

 

[tripletfeb]

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Cell crummy super zoom, but it was naked eye visible

What is this?