A small selection of shots from last night’s spectacular light show over #Groomsport, #CountyDown. #Aurora hunting here has always involved squinting at a faint green smudge on the northern horizon.
Not last night! 😎🤯
It poured colour from the sky last night.
Last one, I almost promise. There are so many beautiful photos posted today, my timeline is filled with colour.
I usually find this kind of view of the aurora a bit spooky - like staring down the Predator's gaping maw.
So, seeing as last night was the first time I ever saw the corona myself, I had to replicate the effect. :)
Once in a while nature decides to put up a show that we only dream about seeing one day. Yesterday was one such day. Here are some shots from the northern lights that greeted us after sun down. Absolutely spectacular, breathtaking and ethereal!
I decided to roll the dice, that my CV joint on my car wouldn't blowup, for a run up north out of city lights to see the aurora--& I'm so glad I did! Two shots from northern California: First is from Doyle & the second is from Frenchman Lake. What an amazing display! For a time the aurora covered a 180 degrees from east to west & was overhead & could be seen in the south! I shot these photos with a 15mm f/2.0 30sec ISO400.
A little "behind the scenes" of yesterdays session. You can clearly see the purplish nebula-esque colors of the beautiful aurora, with my timelapse camera in the front - (which I actually wanted to use for a bit of vlogging and landscape photography ^^).
The aurora surely surprised us! (luckily my gf also decided to join me yesterday and what a good decision it was :D)
The Aurora Borealis overhead is mind-boggling even though there is a thin layer of clouds. Photos taken towards the south, from my backyard.
JPG out of camera.
I think I just witnessed the northern lights for the first time here in Bavaria :blobaww:
Just went out for some nightsky photography and then this! 🤩
Currently recording a timelapse.
Globular clusters not only exist in galaxy’s halos. M71 is practically embedded in Milky Way’s disc, just halfway (apparently) in between Albireo and Altair. This globular cluster has another peculiarity: it is rich in metals which is unusual for an old object like this.
Had the chance to capture this galaxy, M51, from my obsevatory in Mexico City this very week! Zoomed in beforehand to show you the details of this magnificent pair of interacting galaxies.