Aurora Observation by Vancanneyt Sander on Wednesday, 12 November 2025 around 21:30 UTC
Summary
| Observer | Vancanneyt Sander |
|---|---|
| Location | Maldegem, Belgium Middle latitude |
| Coordinates | 51° 14' 28" N / 3° 25' 49" E |
| Time | Wednesday, 12 November 2025 at 21:30 UTC |
| Duration | 1 hours |
| Aurora visibility | Auroras seen through breaks in the clouds |
| Aurora brightness | Can only be seen in photos |
| Aurora forms | Band |
| Aurora Colors | Purple |
| Aurora conditions | Kp4o Hp30: 3o Dst -63nT |
Story
During a short substorm on the Kiruna magnetometer that hit K6 there was a very faint glow visible on the northern horizon. It was quickly gone as well and more clouds came so i had to abort the mission.
Image information
Time
2025-11-12 22:43
Taken with:
Canon Canon EOS 90D
Lens:
18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM | Art 013
Focal Length
35mm
Exposure Time
6 seconds
Aperture
f/1.8
ISO Speed
800
Edited with
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 15.0.1 (Macintosh)
Copyright
Vancanneyt Sander
Time
2025-11-12 22:37
Taken with:
Canon Canon EOS 90D
Lens:
18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM | Art 013
Focal Length
35mm
Exposure Time
4 seconds
Aperture
f/1.8
ISO Speed
800
Edited with
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 15.0.1 (Macintosh)
Copyright
Vancanneyt Sander
Image copyright: Vancanneyt Sander
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