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Auroras & Atmospherics
PhotographerBob JohnsonLocationSaskatoon SaskatchewanDateFebruary 12, 2008, 4:24 pmEquipmentCanon 40D.DescriptionWas outside with my camera when I happened to notice Sundogs and then a Solar halo starting to form, had lots of Cirrus clouds and -25c temperature, ideal conditions for the formation of these phenomenon. |
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PhotographerErnesto AguilarLocationLuke Air Force Base, ArizonaDate2/18/2008 7:44pmEquipmentNikon D40 ISO200 10s Exposure 18mm Wide shot.DescriptionWispy clouds rolled in late in the day. When the Sun went down the temperature dropped and a nice ring formed around the Moon. |
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PhotographerBob JohnsonLocationSaskatoon, SaskatchewanDateFebruary 19,2008, 11:45 amEquipmentCanon 40DDescriptionWhen I was outside I noticed a solar halo starting to form, by the time I got my camera ready and set up just outside the city, 30 mins, it had formed into a 360 halo with beautiful colors. |
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PhotographerDoug ZubenelLocationLinn Co., Kansas, USA.DateDec. 30, 2007, 7:31 pm CSTEquipment84 second exposure with Canon Rebel XTi and a 16mm Nikkor lens @ f/4 at ISO 800.DescriptionThis image depicts the change that has occurred in the red airglow, both in size and position (as well as shape). Where the zodiacal light cone would be you can faintly see a touch of blue and yellow airglow as well. This image was started nearly 45 minutes after it had become fully dark - the brightening near the horizon is not laggard twilight, but van Rhijn brightening of the overall airglow layer. |
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PhotographerAsbjørn BonvikLocationVestby, NorwayDateJan 20, 2008, 5:32PMEquipmentSnapshot with handheld Sony DSC-V3DescriptionA vortex, probably from a passing plane, seems to be suspended in a display of colorful nacreous clouds after sunset. The vortex was writhing and corkscrewing, giving a stunning 3-dimensional effect. |
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PhotographerStig RognesLocationOslo, NorwayDateDEC 15th 2007 10 AMEquipmentNikon D70DescriptionSun dogs at sunrise. |
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PhotographerFrank MarianekLocationOberkochen, GermanyDate08/23/2007 8:25pmEquipmentCanon EOS350D, 59sec exposure, ISO200, f/13DescriptionSummer-thundercloud, illuminated by lightning, moves across the starry night sky of the Oberkochen valley in Germany. |
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PhotographerJonathan WheatleyLocationBerkeley Hills, CADate2007 Nov 4th, 5:15pm PSTEquipmentCanon TX1, 65mm f5.6DescriptionAtmospheric layers over the Pacific Ocean fragment the sun as it sets behind the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island, at left. |
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PhotographerWilliam McMullenLocationKingston, Ontario, CanadaDateSaturday September 1, 2007 @ 10:25pmEquipmentCanon Rebel XT with Sigma 17-70 lens @ 17mm, F4, ISO 800 for 30 seconds. A standard camera tripod was used.DescriptionWhile photographing late night reflections on the lake under a dark sky, a brief aurora disply illuminated the northern horizon. |
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PhotographerP-M HedénLocationVallentuna, SwedenDate2007-07-27 00.30UTEquipmentCanon Digital Rebel XT, 35-85mm objective on a tripod, expo 4s, iso 100.DescriptionIt was a wonderful display of Noctilucent clouds with changing and moving structures all night, they almost look "electric", a night to remember. |
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