Aurora Observation by Vancanneyt Sander on Wednesday, 6 March 2019 around 21:00 UTC
Summary
| Observer | Vancanneyt Sander |
|---|---|
| Location | Kiruna, Sweden High latitude |
| Coordinates | 67° 50' 35" N / 20° 35' 52" E |
| Time | Wednesday, 6 March 2019 at 21:00 UTC |
| Duration | 1 hours |
| Aurora visibility | Active aurora arc |
| Aurora brightness | Faint aurora |
| Aurora forms | Arc Rays |
| Aurora Colors | Green |
| Aurora conditions | Kp1+ Hp30: 2- Dst -18nT |
Story
Not much active aurora but still very satisfied with the display we had
Image information
Time
2019-03-06 22:50
Taken with:
Canon Canon EOS 60D
Lens:
17-50mm
Focal Length
17mm
Exposure Time
6 seconds
Aperture
f/2.8
ISO Speed
800
Edited with
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 15.0.1 (Macintosh)
Time
2019-03-06 22:12
Taken with:
Canon Canon EOS 60D
Lens:
17-50mm
Focal Length
17mm
Exposure Time
6 seconds
Aperture
f/2.8
ISO Speed
800
Edited with
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 15.0.1 (Macintosh)
Time
2019-03-06 22:34
Taken with:
Canon Canon EOS 60D
Lens:
17-50mm
Focal Length
17mm
Exposure Time
8 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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