Payson Aurora
October 7, 2024

 
 Finally
            the Kp index hit 7.3 and the Bz was negative - a good chance
            for some sort of auroral activity to the north. This shot taken
            from our second story balcony is looking north with an 8mm f/3.5
            fish eye lens, Canon Xti at ISO800. The storm started around
            10pm or so, and lasted until about 1am where it faded out. It
            was seen visually as a dull red glow, and was spread out over
            a large portion of the northern sky.
 

            
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Instrument:  Sigma 8mm f/3.5 fisheye lens
Platform:  tripod
Camera:  Hutech Modified Canon XTi @ ISO800
Exposure:  3m
Filters:  None
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  8/10, Transparency 7/10
Outside Temperature:  65F
Processing Tools:  Photoshop CS2, Maxim DSLR
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