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  1. 01-24-2012, 10:27 AM #1
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    INCOMING! Sun Blasts Another CME at Earth and Mars : Discovery News

    I found this very interesting I love science so thought I would share.
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    Yay, more Northern Lights!
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    The CME apparently just arrived, about an hour ago, but nobody told the aurora last night. Around 8:00pm CST last night (Monday the 23rd), the sky opened up. I grabbed the camera and headed out back.

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    After major show subsided, I took a run down to the beach to find them hiding in the northern sky.

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    Hopefully the skies are clear tonight, and the magnetosphere is still ringing from the impact.
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    Love your pics Are they time lapse shots/long exposure shots?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Libby View Post
    Love your pics Are they time lapse shots/long exposure shots?
    Thanks!

    Exposure time depends on the brightness of the aurora and the other settings (iso and aperture). Normally, I usually am around 20 seconds or so with the exp. time, but these were so bright, I was around 1 - 5 sec.

    I set up for some interval shots for a time lapse, and I should have enough for a short one. I'll have to put it together when I get home from work.
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    We were suppose to be able to see them from Colorado last night. I looked and couldn't see anything.

    I Love seeing your pictures, some day I hope to see the real thing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pinetree View Post
    some day I hope to see the real thing.
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    One of the things on my bucket list is to see the northern lights.... Your pictures make me realize why... Fantastic! thanks!
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    Thought I had a few more pictures than this taken from a stationary point, but I guess I didn't. Oh well, here's what I got:

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz75Edwmm9I]Jan 23 Northern Lights.mov - YouTube[/ame]
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    Amazing, thank you!
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    I remeber the last time and the Northern lights could be seen in Central NY. We were awe struck.
    Beautiful pics. Thanks for sharing
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    Thanks everyone. I finally updated my flickr, both my nature/wildlife and northern lights galleries. If anyone is interested, here's the link: Flickriver: tonyloewenphoto's photosets
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    Absolutely beautiful! Thank you for the pics!
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