Aurora Observation by Vancanneyt Sander on Friday, 21 February 2025 around 21:09 UTC
Summary
| Observer | Vancanneyt Sander |
|---|---|
| Location | Grindavik, Iceland High latitude |
| Coordinates | 63° 52' 1" N / 23° 41' 12" W |
| Time | Friday, 21 February 2025 at 21:09 UTC |
| Duration | 2 hours |
| Aurora visibility | Active aurora arc |
| Aurora brightness | Faint aurora |
| Aurora forms | Arc Band |
| Aurora Colors | Green Red |
| Aurora conditions | Kp1+ Hp30: 1o Dst -2nT |
Story
Our first aurora chasing night in Iceland, we found a good spot near Grindavik to go chase aurora. It appeared as a static arc at first with not that much movement. Suddenly in the north appeared some brighter and more active aurora with some nice streamers and rays visible and in photos also some red, really great to see.
Image information
Time
2025-02-21 23:50
Taken with:
Canon Canon EOS 90D
Lens:
18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM | Art 013
Focal Length
18mm
Exposure Time
5 seconds
Aperture
f/1.8
ISO Speed
1600
Edited with
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 15.0.1 (Macintosh)
Copyright
Vancanneyt Sander
Time
2025-02-21 22:55
Taken with:
Canon Canon EOS 90D
Lens:
18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM | Art 013
Focal Length
18mm
Exposure Time
7 seconds
Aperture
f/1.8
ISO Speed
1600
Edited with
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 15.0.1 (Macintosh)
Copyright
Vancanneyt Sander
Time
2025-02-21 23:44
Taken with:
Canon Canon EOS 90D
Lens:
18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM | Art 013
Focal Length
18mm
Exposure Time
9 seconds
Aperture
f/1.8
ISO Speed
640
Edited with
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 15.0.1 (Macintosh)
Copyright
Vancanneyt Sander
Time
2025-02-21 22:19
Taken with:
Canon Canon EOS 90D
Lens:
18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM | Art 013
Focal Length
18mm
Exposure Time
8 seconds
Aperture
f/1.8
ISO Speed
800
Edited with
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 15.0.1 (Macintosh)
Copyright
Vancanneyt Sander
Time
2025-02-21 22:54
Taken with:
Canon Canon EOS 90D
Lens:
18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM | Art 013
Focal Length
18mm
Exposure Time
5 seconds
Aperture
f/1.8
ISO Speed
1600
Edited with
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 15.0.1 (Macintosh)
Copyright
Vancanneyt Sander
Image copyright: Vancanneyt Sander
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