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Auroras & Atmospherics

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Photographer

tom trinko

E-mail

trinko@pacbell.net

Location

Pacifc Grove California

Date

7/31/08 20:13:32

Equipment

Canon 20D Sigma 50-500mm lens standard photo tripod

Description

This shows the development of the green flash on top of the sun during a sunset. I have a more extended sequence but the green flash is too small if i put in more than 3 shots with a total width of 1000px
 

Photographer

kulik

E-mail

ptren@hotmail.fr

Location

Paris

Date

28/07/2008

Equipment

Camera eos 350d with sigma 70 300 apo dg. 70mm df 7,1 100iso 8 sec

Description

A amazing lightning over Paris. To celebrate France's EU presidency, the "Iron Lady" does the Smurf...
 

Photographer

James

Location

Georgetown, TX

Date

7/31/08, ~7:30pm

Equipment

Camera Nikon D50 Lens 28-55mm F25 400 ASA 1/800th second

Description

This photo shows light being diffracted by high altitude clouds. Foreground is a cumulus cloud with the sun setting behind i.
 

Photographer

Peter Carson

Location

Dengie, Essex, England

Date

22.30UT 5th July 2008

Equipment

Canon EOS 400D DSLR on fixed tripod. 18-55 stndard lens. 30 second exposure at 200ISO

Description

I had just packed up after an evening observing the conjunction of Mars and Saturn and noticed this glowing cloud low in the NNW sky. I took a series of pictures over a period of 15 minutes as the cloud fradually melted away. Peter Carson
 

Photographer

Gisli Kristinsson

E-mail

gill@simnet.is

Location

Olafsfjordur

Date

17/01/2008 22:20

Equipment

Canon Eos 1d Mk2n and 17-40mm usm L and tripod. Shutter speed 24sec, f/4, iso250.

Description

This picture is taken in Olafsfjordur Iceland this winter in wery cold weather. The moonlight helped allot with the exposure.
 

Photographer

P-M Hedén

E-mail

clearskies@bostream.nu

Location

Vallentuna, Sweden

Date

2008-01-13

Equipment

20mm Sigma objective, Canon Digital Rebel XT on a tripod.

Description

I made a panorama over a nice Aurora Borealis display, it moved from the east of the Big Dipper to the west of Vega and turned just before the Milky Way. I really nice evening!
 

Photographer

Matthew T. Coleman

Location

Indio, Ca.

Date

April 27 2008 around 7pm

Equipment

Sony Cybershot 7.2 mp

Description

Taken at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival, was an amazing gift for the festival and remained visible for about 7 minutes.
 

Photographer

Zheyu Liu

E-mail

ssky2131@hotmail.com

Location

Coshocton, OH

Date

March.1st 7p.m.

Equipment

Canon 350D w/ Sigma 200mm lens

Description

be care! winter sunset always surprises me!
 

Photographer

Evelyn Lockwood

Location

From my deck in Frankfort, KY

Date

2/27/08 at sunrise

Equipment

Nikon 8800 digital.

Description

Sundogs on either side of rising sun.
 

Photographer

William McMullen

E-mail

perseus475@hotmail.com

Location

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Date

Feb.29, 2008 @ 12:00pm

Equipment

Photo details: Canon Rebel XT with Sigma 17-70, ISO 200, F11, 1/1000".

Description

The sky has been full of cirrus clouds the past few days and I photographed this beautiful 22 degree solar halo in the early afternoon.
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