Aurora Observation by Vancanneyt Sander on Friday, 17 February 2017 around 23:38 UTC
Summary
| Observer | Vancanneyt Sander |
|---|---|
| Location | Kurravaara, Sweden High latitude |
| Coordinates | 67° 56' 44" N / 20° 21' 23" E |
| Time | Friday, 17 February 2017 at 23:38 UTC |
| Duration | 1 hours |
| Aurora visibility | All-sky auroras |
| Aurora brightness | Very bright aurora |
| Aurora forms | Arc Band Rays Veil |
| Aurora Colors | Green Red Purple |
| Aurora conditions | Kp4o Hp30: 4o Dst -22nT |
Story
What started with a nice aurora arcs on the sky suddenly exploded over the whole sky that you didn't know where to look first, at a moment it moved so fast and got so bright that it was the most amazing aurora display i've ever seen with even purple colors growing below the green/white curtains when it moved so fast. Really spectacular display. The only downside was that i didn't really had time to check my focussing so the pictures are a bit out of focus, but hey it was my first steps into aurora photography...
Oh yeah, this was deep solar minimum, who says that you need solar max for some amazing aurora?
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