Aurora Observation by Vancanneyt Sander on Friday, 1 March 2019 around 01:51 UTC
Summary
| Observer | Vancanneyt Sander |
|---|---|
| Location | Kiruna, Sweden High latitude |
| Coordinates | 67° 48' 49" N / 20° 35' 7" E |
| Time | Friday, 1 March 2019 at 01:51 UTC |
| Duration | 1 hours |
| Aurora visibility | Active aurora arc |
| Aurora brightness | Bright aurora |
| Aurora forms | Arc Band |
| Aurora Colors | Green |
| Aurora conditions | Kp4+ Hp30: 4o Dst -27nT |
Story
Just landed in Kiruna and immediatly go for a chase and got luck immediatly, althoiugh some clouds ruined it at first it did clear up more so we could see the aurora pretty good.
Image information
Time
2019-03-02 22:48
Taken with:
Canon Canon EOS 60D
Lens:
17-50mm
Focal Length
17mm
Exposure Time
11 seconds
Aperture
f/2.8
ISO Speed
800
Edited with
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 15.0.1 (Macintosh)
Time
2019-03-02 22:44
Taken with:
Canon Canon EOS 60D
Lens:
17-50mm
Focal Length
17mm
Exposure Time
23 seconds
Aperture
f/2.8
ISO Speed
800
Edited with
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 15.0.1 (Macintosh)
Time
2019-03-02 23:16
Taken with:
Canon Canon EOS 60D
Lens:
17-50mm
Focal Length
17mm
Exposure Time
15 seconds
Aperture
f/2.8
ISO Speed
800
Edited with
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 15.0.1 (Macintosh)
Image copyright: Vancanneyt Sander
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