Payson Aurora
January 1, 2025

Uploaded 1/2/25


 
 A
            dual solar flare earlier in the week let loose two CME towards
            the Earth, the first one hit on the 1st early in the day and
            resulted in a kp of around 6, the second impact was the following
            morning and was closer to 7, with a final Kp of 8 later in the
            day. The Aurora cam was run all night long, and for an hour near
            morning a red glow was recorded on the norther horizon. Furthur
            north in Colorado, they saw SAR arcs but we did not have that.
            This aurora was extensive, and was seen all the way down to near
            Mexico city!
 

            
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Instrument:  Sigma 8mm f/3.5 fisheye lens
Platform:  Robotic Barn Door Mount
Camera:  Hutech Modified Canon XTi @ ISO800
Exposure:  4m
Filters:  None
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  8/10, Transparency 5/10
Outside Temperature:  45F
Processing Tools:  Photoshop CS2, Maxim DSLR
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