There will also be a nearly full moon, which will be bad if the light is weak, but can add to the scene if the auroras are bright enough. Weather is uncooperative here. Good luck. Jostein
2011/2/15 Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com>: > At 02 UTC the sun belched an X-Flare in the earth's face. This is a > magnitude bigger than the M-Class flare that caused northern latitude > aurora earlier tonight. "X-class flares are big and are major events > that can trigger planet-wide radio blackouts and long-lasting > radiation storms. X-class flares are big and are major events that > can trigger planet-wide radio blackouts and long-lasting radiation > storms. According to NASA, this is the biggest solar flare so far > from this solar cycle." > > The next couple of nights could be something special, even for > mid-latitude watchers. I've seen the northern lights twice from here > in Nebraska and your camera picks up far more than your eye does. For > those needing a refresher: > http://www.alaskaphotographics.com/how_to_photograph_northern_lights.shtml > > Step One would be to find dark skies. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
