You could try and keep an eye on astronomy newsgroups or search for aurora on the yahoo newsgroups. They seem to be fairly accurate in predicting them here in .nl
Its very warm here, 2nd or 3rd warmest Oct. on record : 20F/-7C. I was wearing my indoor fleece jacket without putting a shell over it, and birks. I had a little hat and gloves on, but it was alittle breezy to be standing around.
I used the timer. I am under a spending moratorium and don't have a remote.
Our newspaper lists aurora activity with the weather: high, moderate, low. But, it doesn't tell you when. 11, midnight, 2, 3? And then if you do see them you don't know for how long. I saw them for half an hour, and they weren't continously strong, or always in an area of the sky where I could position the camera.
You may want to check out the site http://www.spaceweather.com/ , which posts aurora alerts. They also have a telephone service, http://spaceweatherphone.com/ , which will call you when there is activity in your area. It is a pay service, $4.95 per month (I have not used it).
looks different on pbase, but here it is:
kit lens, f4, 20 seconds, iso200
I think I missed most of the action, but at least it was finally
clear tonight and I saw something. It was dying down by the time I
got out there with the camera and tripod. I was trying different
settings, but the lights kept changing so much; I don't think I
will be any better off next time. Thats my house and chimney at the
bottom left.
I'll keep at it, and hopefully have something better by the end of
winter. Once the river freezes, I will try some pictures down
there, so the sky isn't obscured by trees.
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http://www.pbase.com/staci
Nice first attempt Staci. You might want to keep an eye on this site:
Thanks for the suggestion. I'm using parameter 2, so I did up them abit, but it started looking unreal. They were very white with just some green and magenta.
How often do you get to see it? Is this a monthly occurrence (not up to date on my sun activities)?
First, it has to be dark (24 hour sun in summer), otherwise it is lost in the blue sky. Must also be clear. We've had alot of clouds the last few weeks. Its based on sun activity, and can be seen fairly frequently, but not on any schedule. We would generally expect to see something at some point every week when clear and dark. It seems to be most active in the middle of the night, though.
Thanks for the info. I really like pics of auroras and can't wait to see one in person. Some day. Hope I have my camera with me when it happens.
