I do appreciate the honesty of the people who, when posting spectacular #aurora pictures, disclosed that these were the output of their mobile’s night mode and didn’t actually look like what they actually saw.
@timbray My phone definitely made it look more dramatic, but the fascinating thing to me was being able to see the streaks with the naked eye even if the colors were muted. Light pollution here in the city contributed, and I imagine it would have been better a short drive from here in Amishlandia.
@timbray I could barely see anything at all, just a hint of green. My phone managed to get it with a three-second exposure, and even then it’s still faint.
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